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    Below is a wiki on the Budapest Gambit, a really dangerous opening weapon. The treatment, including the explanatory notes, is rather massive and impressive:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Gambit
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    Here's an interesting opening trap (one of many) that can arise from the Budapest (in this case, from the Fajarowicz Variation in particular):


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    1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 {Declining the Budapest Gambit with 3.d5 or 3.e3 is decidedly weaker.} Ne4 {The Fajarowicz Variation. The seldom played 3...Bb4+ may be interesting, e.g. 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Qxd2 Ng4!? is a novel idea independent of standard Budapest [i.e. beginning with 3...Ng4] or Fajarowicz theory, but 5...Ne4 looks wrong due to simply 6.Qe3.} 4.a3 {This move gets the nod from many books that are pulling for the White side.} d6 {An interesting old try. Instead 4...a5 and the sharp 4...b6!? are two alternatives} 5.exd6 {A slightly greedy move that helps Black develop. Instead 5.Qc2 [if 5.Nf3 Bf5 or even Bg4 seem playable] 5...Nc5 looks critical, when Black may have some degree of compensation at least.} Bxd6 6.Nf3 {Falling for the trap!} Nxf2 7.Kxf2 {Losing the queen, but White's position is lost regardless.} Bg3+ 0-1
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    A quandary that some players may have if they're thinking about playing the Budapest is what to do in case of 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 (rather than 2.c4) in particular. One possible answer is the offbeat old variation 2...Ne4, but if Black wishes to play something rather more respectable that still can be tactically sharp, he can try 2...c5, when after 3.d5 e6 (other moves are possible, too) in case of 4.c4 b5!? the Blumenfeld Gambit arises; here's a brief wiki on that, with different move orders used to reach it mentioned instead:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blumenfeld_Gambit
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