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Studies in: The Budapest Gambit - Chess Lecture - Volume 131 Chess Board Bags The Tricks and Traps ofPresented by International Grand Master Eugene Perelshteyn and FIDE Master Dennis Monokroussous for ChessLecture. com The Budapest Gambit (or Budapest Defense) begins with the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. C4 e5 The Budapest Gambit contains several specific strategic themes. In numerous variations the move c4c5 allows White to gain space and to open prospects for his light square bishop. For Black, the check Bf8b4+ often allows rapid development. Once used by