Kudischewitsch Gambit

The Kudischewitsch Gambit is named after the Israeli International Master David Kudischewitsch. It arises from 1. d4 c6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 b5, and the same position is reached by 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 b5. Black does not prepare ...d5. Instead the b-pawn attacks the c4-pawn at once and is offered as bait, giving the game a queenside character of its own. It is one of the few independent lines of the Slav Indian and remains an offbeat choice.