[Event "Rookie Rivals U130"] [Site "https://lichess.org/SArwBkye"] [Date "2017.10.17"] [Round "1"] [Result "0-1"] [TimeControl "15+10"] [Termination "White Resigns"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A52"] [Opening "Indian Defense: Budapest Defense, Alekhine Variation"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/SummerChessLeague"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/mHA86Ffu/OIFQHsQl"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5!? { Hi guys! Ali Hill making some annotations. I've tried the Budapest gambit a couple of times in London league matches for Battersea. Nice to see. } 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4 { Bf4!? is maybe the critical test of Black's opening gambit } 4... Nxe5 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Qc2 (6. f4!? { Is a way to spice things up early on! } 6... Nec6 7. Ne2 a5! (7... d6? 8. a3 Bc5 9. b4 Bb6 10. Bb2 $16)) 6... O-O 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. Qxc3 Re8 9. Be2 d6 (9... Qh4! $15 { And it's surprisingly awkward to defend e4 }) 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. b3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 (12. gxf3! { Opens the g-file for a White rook, as well as retaining the bishop pair- plus the option of a f3-f4 pawn push to kick the knight. There is a clear downside of not being able to castle short, but it's a trade-off worth making here. White will continue first with Be3, 0-0-0 then think about active play and an attack on the Black king }) 12... Nxf3+?! { Not bad, but this option isn't going away anytime soon and so the computer wants to carry on developing with Qh4! Actually it has a well concealed but simple idea of putting pressure on e4 } (12... Qh4! 13. Bb2 Nbd7 14. O-O Nxf3+ 15. gxf3 (15. Qxf3 Qxe4) 15... Ne5 $15) 13. Qxf3? { Structurally better, but losing the e4 pawn. } 13... Qe7 14. O-O Qxe4 15. Qc3 Qe5 16. Bb2 Qxc3 17. Bxc3 Nd7 18. Rfe1 f6! (18... Ne5?! 19. c5!) 19. f3 Nc5 20. b4 Nd3 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Rd1 (22. Kf1! { Preventing Re2 for now }) 22... Nf4 23. Rd2?? { Oops } (23. Bd2 Ng6 24. Kf1 Ne5 25. Rc1 { Some chances to hold the draw }) 23... Ne2+ 24. Rxe2 Rxe2 25. Kf1 Rc2 26. Bd4 Rxc4 27. Bxa7 b6 28. Bb8 Kf8 29. Ke2 Ke8 30. Kd3 d5 31. a4 Kd8 32. a5 Kc8 33. Ba7 Kb7 34. axb6 cxb6 { Very nice game from Tim } 0-1