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Hungarian Opening

Bücker Gambit

A00gambitoffbeat

  1. 1.g3d5
  2. 2.Bg2e5
  3. 3.b4
64 games47%50%

A rare gambit in the Hungarian Opening in which White offers the b-pawn with 3. b4 against Black's broad pawn center; engines favor Black.

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About the Bücker Gambit

The Bücker Gambit arises after 1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. b4. Facing a full pawn center, White offers the b-pawn for time and open lines on the queenside. The engine prefers accepting with 3...Bxb4. In practice 3...Nf6 is chosen more often, as is 3...e4, which gains space and narrows the g2 bishop's diagonal. The engine gives Black a clear advantage, and the line is rarely played.

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