ECO A52 · Indian Defense

Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Alekhine Variation, Tartakower Defense

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4 d6

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White to move. The arrow shows Stockfish’s best move.
Best move

5. Be2+0.88

White is clearly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Alekhine Variation, Tartakower Defense (A52), reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4 d6, Stockfish 18 recommends 5. Be2 for White. White is clearly better (+0.88).

Top engine moves

  1. +0.885. Be2 Nxe5 6. Nc3 Nec6 7. f4 g6 8. Be3 Bg7 9. Qd2 Nd7
  2. +0.765. exd6 Bxd6 6. Be2 Bb4+ 7. Nd2 Bc5 8. Bxg4 Qh4 9. Qa4+ Nc6
  3. +0.725. e6 Bxe6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. Nc3 g6 8. Nf3 Bg7 9. O-O O-O

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Alekhine Variation, Tartakower Defense?
After 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4 d6, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 5. Be2 for White, continuing Nxe5 6. Nc3 Nec6 7. f4 g6 8. Be3 Bg7 9. Qd2 Nd7. White is clearly better (+0.88). The next best moves are 5. exd6 (+0.76) and 5. e6 (+0.72).
Is the Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Alekhine Variation, Tartakower Defense a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.88: white is clearly better. Evaluations this early in the game are small, so practical results depend far more on knowing the plans and typical structures than on the engine's number.
What is the ECO code of the Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Alekhine Variation, Tartakower Defense?
A52. ECO codes classify chess openings from A00 to E99; A is the volume for flank openings.

Opening names from the Lichess opening book (CC0). Pieces by Colin M.L. Burnett (GPLv2+).