Hungarian Defence

Hungarian Defence
	a b c d e f g h 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h
	Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) r1bqk1nr/ppppbppp/2n5/4p3/2B1P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK2R w
	Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7

This defence is seldom seen, but has a reputation of being solid. It slowly develops the king's bishop so that it looks out on two diagonals. Its aim is to defend against an eventual queen exchange and against a pawn storm on the king side.

White's best choice is to attack the center with 4. d4. 4. O-O is also an option, despite being a bit passive.

References

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Chess Opening Theory

1. e4 e5
Open games

2. Nf3

2...Nc6

3. Bb5
Spanish

Berlin →
- Anti-Berlin
- Beverwijk
- L'Hermet → Berlin Wall

Morphy →
- Exchange
- Closed → Marshall
- Open
- Arkhangelsk
- Anderssen
- Mackenzie

3. Bc4
Italian

Giuoco Piano →
- Evans gambit
- Giuoco pianissimo
- Rosentreter
- Jerome ??

Two knights defence →
- Open
- Knight attack →
  - Fried liver
  - Polerio

Anti-fried liver ?!
Blackburne shilling ?

3. Nc3
Three knights

Four knights
- Glek
- Italian
- Scotch → Belgrade
- Spanish
- Naroditsky !?
- Halloween ?!
Steinitz
Schlechter

Other

2...Nf6
Russian

2...d6
Philidor

Other

2. f4
King's gambit

2...exf4
Accepted

King's knight →
- Kieseritzky
- Schallop
- Modern
- Fischer
- Lolli ?
- Muzio ?
Bishop's →
- Cozio

Other
Declined

2. Nc3
Vienna

Falkbeer →
Max Lange

Other

1. e4 c5
Sicilian

2. Nf3

2...Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4

2...Nc6 other

2...d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4

Dragon →
- Levenfish attack
- Yugoslav attack
Dragondorf
Kupreichik
Najdorf →
Scheveningen

2...d6 other

2...e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4

French, Normal
Kan
Kveinis
Paulsen-Basman
Taimanov →
- Bastrikov →
  English attack
- Szén →
  Garry Gambit

2...e6 other

Others

Anti-Sicilians

1. e4 e6
French

1. e4 c6
Caro-Kann

1. e4 other

Barnes ?
Borg ?
Corn stalk ??
Duras ??
1...b5 ??

1. d4 d5
Closed games

2. c4
Queen's gambit

2. Nc3

2. other

1. d4 Nf6
Indian

2. c4 e6

2. c4 g6

King's Indian →
Grünfeld

2. c4 other

2. Nf3

2. other:

1. d4 f5
Dutch

1. d4 ...other:

Flank

Unorthodox

a3
Na3
a4
b4
c3
Nc3
d3
e3
f3
h3
Nh3
h4

Hungarian Defence
a b c d e f g h 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) r1bqk1nr/ppppbppp/2n5/4p3/2B1P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK2R w
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7

Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. Bc4/3...Be7

Hungarian Defence

References