I made the Budapest Gambit 100x MORE AGGRESSIVE

[@j.thomas1420]

Amazing idea, I'm changing my line on that 5th move in the Budapest. Let's call that variation the Graif variation.

[@o0d0l0a]

How do we make it official?

[@StephenWhite55]

Excellent suggestion -it needs to be recognized as the ‘Graif Attack’ in the Budapest Defense. Everyone needs to use the name, and it’ll get adopted in the references.

[@j.thomas1420]

@@StephenWhite55 Totally. I got the opportunity to place that variation on a classical game during a tournament this year, with a quick win. There was that famous Nxf3 sacrifice, and resignation in the middlegame after huge material lose to avoid checkmate. There is still some natural lines that need depth prep because the ...f6 move is really dubious if the opponent choose some paths, but really fun to play.

[@MrTuttoqua]

I will undoubtedly add these lines to my Budapest repertoire. Great video, thanks.

[@JO-xm6lq]

Thanks, William. I gave up on the Budapest many years ago. This idea will help me revive it.

[@kristoftomac3234]

this dude is a legend

[@josecolmenares2788]

Excellent Master ! Great video, and very dangerous, explosive, ..you made it seem easy !!

[@soleil2947]

You could also call this the foie gras gambit or the goose gambit since you're force feeding your opponent the F pawn and a lot of foie gras (literally:fattened goose liver) is produced in Hungary (in which country Budapest is found)

[@soleil2947]

The name 'Goose Gambit' would also put it in the Jonathan Schrantz ecosystem of gambits with animal names (e.g. the Beaver) which is nice

[@christobobbo5575]

@@soleil2947 the beaver gambit is op

[@StephenWhite55]

William Graif is a future Freakin’ Legend! (possibly deserving of ‘gambiteer sainthood’) I’ve had the exact same (dry…) experience with the main line of the Budapest, so I adopted the Fajarowicz gambit. This is a terrific alternative! Bravo, William!

[@MYOANDKHIN]

Thank you, William. Love this.

[@MrTuttoqua]

Name suggested: Orca tail. Move f6 creates a structure of pieces (with e5 pawn, f4 Bishop and the two side by side Knights) that reminds of the black and white tail of an orca whale emerging from the water which is the black pawns position.

[@josevinescobar6618]

good research

[@austino99]

I love love loveeee your vids ever since johnathon schrantz put me onto you buschgas gambit vids. your passion and amazing openings only increase already great love of chess. you seem like such a cool awesome person so thanks for the content !! much much love, hope to get to your level some day. amazing to finally have a dubious agressive gambit for those annoying queen pawn openings.

[@GambitMan]

Thanks!!! :)

[@rafaelrojas7249]

Very interesting lines, just nowdays i had had seen budapest lines, this is very amazing, thanks.

[@soleil2947]

Thank you SO MUCH for this. I play Nf6 on move one versus d4 to enter the anti-London lines if they go 2. Bf4 but they often enter some kinda qg or nimzo type structure instead (boring). This pretty much permanently solves that problem for me!

[@rohungupta8435]

what's the anti-london you are talking about?

[@soleil2947]

@@rohungupta8435 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c6 3. Nf3 Qb6 [after which you're hitting the b2 pawn and can play Nh5 to target white's London bishop if they play b3 to defend it]

[@soleil2947]

@@rohungupta8435 Doesn't have to be that exact line but the thought is that whenever white's knight is on f3 (obstructing the white queen) you can play your queen out to b6 and follow it up with Nh5 to grab white's London bishop

[@soleil2947]

Also if they drop their bishop back to defend the b pawn instead of pushing b3, they're essentially down 2 tempi. Likewise if they play b3 and then drop the bishop back (to fianchetto on b2) after Nh5.

[@its4775]

man your video was awesome!

[@ecarte931]

Graif Variation!! What a move!

[@Ebobster]

Fascinating idea! Bravo.

[@AlessandroUlcigrai]

Great video bro

[@tøffelpiano]

Yeess! More of this!

[@atanuroy7667]

it is absolutely amazing.salute sir

[@chrisdubay4212]

Bro-this is a fresh look at the Budapest- which I play. Only problem is Lower rated ( under 2000) don’t play C4) Everyone is playing London or Jobava. Great ideas! Have you looked at the Budapest sister variations With Ne4? It’s already a trap filled line- Hmm :) Thank you again

[@GambitMan]

Thanks so much!!! According to the lichess database ( lichess.org/analysis ), c4 still easily accounts for the plurality of 2nd move choices (more than double the second most popular move) at every level. But ya maybe I will try to work on something against Bf4/Nf3/Nc3 on the second move to complete our gambit repertoire! I have checked out the fajarowicz gambit actually, even before Schrantz's video -- I think it is fun and has some good ideas, but it doesn't actually hold up as theory or a recommendation to play it. The truth about Ne4 is that if white just plays the most natural/common/obvious moves with Nf3-e3-Be2-castles, then white is simply slightly better and black really has no more fun left in the position. Here with f6, however, it passes The Lichess Challenge test ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/nH6mo2eaodWmgrc ) seeing as the most common moves for white lose! Lots more excitement and sacrifices that you can actually get, and white needs to be much more careful. That's why I made this innovation instead of a video on a different line. Those are my thoughts :)

[@chrisdubay7478]

@@GambitMan That would be wonderful-The way I handle it now is to transpose into a Black Lion setup which I am familiar with. And yeah, if no one else has claimed these lines, by all means make the Graif Gambit- I luv it.

[@chrisdubay4212]

Thanks for explaining your thoughts. I will be watching your Saturday match with great interest. Good luck, Eric is very, very resourceful

[@GambitMan]

@@chrisdubay4212 thanks!!

[@wbbeimers]

Graif gambit

[@pulsering9859]

Great! Thanks for sharing

[@miltonswan196]

Chess is a language all unto itself. It deserves The Lifetime Achievement Award.

[@RONIN6207]

Lichess says that this opening is called: The Budapest Defense, Adler Variation. So it seems that you can call this the "Adler Gambit ". 😁😁

[@chrisdubay4212]

I did have another thought in the Budapest mainline after knight to G4 followed by knight to F3 you normally play Bishop to C5 to provoke D3 and lock in the bishop I don’t know if you took note of that and play this move order in this way or just weren’t completely familiar with the theory what do you suggest?

[@chrisdubay4212]

Sorry not D3 but E3

[@GambitMan]

Ya for sure, it's a respectable line: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. e3 Nc6 Black will get back their pawn, but if white here just plays the most obvious/common moves such as Nc3, Be2, castles, then they have a slight advantage. Difficult for black to have much fun here, but let me know your thoughts. The goal with my lines are to be new (both for the novelty value and for the surprise value over the board), tricky/trappy, fun, and of course actually good! I think this f6 stuff is certainly more exciting :)

[@eduardwerner3087]

At 27:27, White still has Qd5+ to cover the mate and maybe then Bf3

[@GambitMan]

You're absolutely right! Haha I think I meant to have white play Qb2 (which has been played before in these positions) instead of the placeholder move a3

[@j.thomas1420]

I encountered a new response to this line, 7. Bxc7. The way to go is then 7... Qxb2 8. Nbd2 Nb4 9. Rc1 (only move to save the position) Bc5 10. e3 d6. A lot of sacrifice, against, very resourceful position.

[@GambitMan]

Ah love it!!

[@j.thomas1420]

@@GambitMan Hello there, new discovery about that opening, I found a way to play it in a NOT dubious engine way, and with the White. You start with 1.Nf3 your favorite Zukertort, and against the second most popular move 1. ...d5 you reply 2. a4. Yeah, the Potato opening. Most likely you get some 2. ...c5, and you can play a reverse Budapest, with the a pawn push include. When you reach the famous "f3" (...f6) move, it's not just great, it's the top engine recommandation. Then the fun start. Some new lines appears, I can't detail everything here, but it's totally worth the preparation since it's so easy to lure Black into that territory.

[@tunaficiency]

I found the same thing against my computer you can sacrifice the bishop on e3 but probably a bit dubious

[@Shalom589]

There is any pgn to the position at 3:10 ? I cant seevhow that position posible at all.

[@SimenStaabyKnudsen]

Hi! Thanks for the detailed gambit, William :) So I ended up in a game in the e3 variation and was a bit lost after e3 - Qb2 - Nd2 - Rb1 - Nc2 - Ke2 - Qa2 - h3 - Nf6. I pretty much lost my initiative after this. Any ideas here? Thanks :D

[@enriquevecerra4651]

Genial tactica.gracias William.Saludos.

[@christobobbo5575]

I started playing the Fajarowics gambit because nothing happens in Budapest gambit, this seems much nicer

[@StephenWhite55]

Agreed - I’ve had the exact same experience with the main line of the Budapest. This is a terrific alternative!

[@Shalom589]

Unfortunately, I couldn't understand how you got to the position at 3:10

[@GambitMan]

Hi, the moves are: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bf4 f6 6. exf6 Qxf6 7. Bc1 Bb4+ 8. Nbd2 and then o-o etc Hope this answers your question! :) -William

[@oyeshpatel8791]

Just 😲Amazinggg

[@treasonouspigeonpeckers957]

Graif Gambit

[@getmilked6216]

this is like a reverse vpg

[@Xinder720]

At 10:16, instead of 16. Qxf2, couldn't White try 16. Be6+ Kh8 and then 17. Qb5. ? White would still be in bad shape, but he doesn't lose immediately.

[@shiraaronson1427]

Graif Gambit!!!

[@Shalom589]

Okay tnk u , didn't see the The Fifth move.bf4 . So only if the white mack b f4 atvthe fifth move and then come back to bc1. Tnks.

[@madzilla14]

When did FM come to mean F-MONSTER ?? Good Graif !! (The Graif Digger Variation.)

[@thelight288]

How is e3 unsound for white? Its hard to olay, but seems unsound for black

[@christobobbo5575]

I've watched this video like 15 times now and I still can't remember everything

[@GambitMan]

Aha to be honest I don’t even remember everything either, most important is to watch this video to get the ideas by osmosis, remember the first few moves and then just use the ideas to checkmate your opponents! You also have the lichess study to check a specific line :) I’ll keep posting videos on my channel of me using these gambits so that you can see them in action so that you can do the same!! :)

[@TimJapan]

I agree. This is the only problem. These lines are not easy to remember. Beautiful, yes, but allusive. I'm going over them for about the 5th time. I really want to remember this.

[@susymay7831]

Please keep time-stamping!!! ❤

[@arthurwieczorek4894]

1:05. 1.B×P Q×bP, 2.N-d2 B-c5, 3.P-e3 0-0, 4.P-h3. No. 2.----N-b4, 3.R-c1 B-c5, 4.P-d3 B×P, 5.P×B N×eP. Ouch!

[@glennhaber3288]

Ok William...how about the 'Crash and Cash Gambit!' Lots of confrontation and many ways forWhite to go wrong! Seems like an appropriate name to me! ; 🙃

[@timmyl6804]

what do we do if white plays 5. Bg5 instead? (just Be7 and no more tricks for black?)

[@eduardomagday9294]

Hello master I'm from the Philippines particularly in Solano Nueva Vizcaya I am following your instructive gambits since I've watched your yt channel... May you cover the line after 6. exf6 Qf6 7. Qd2 after ...Bxc3 8.bc3 and after ....d6 c5

[@tøffelpiano]

Yes! I was wondering the same thing

[@BobbyFischer0000]

This is is all over the map. Were you in a hurry when you made it?

[@TimJapan]

This one is taking all week to process.

[@ScottySoul031]

I usually attempt to play the Fajarowicz against D4+C4, but I rarely enter the gambit lines I've prepped. Watched your Busch-Gass deniers vid, would love more content focused on the declined lines. I tend to fall apart when my gambits get declined 😅

[@4xelchess905]

I'm always amazed how many information these KZbinrs (William, Johnathan, Mio, ...) while still being digest, but under one hour, they can only scratch so much. What I do (and strongly advise you do) is I do my own study recounting the lines discussed in the video, trying to go from memory to already start memorizing. Then try to go figure what you would do against moves that aren't covered and think have a decent chance happening, or which seem challenging, using intuition and database to know which moves are likely or tricky. Then confirm with engine. More often than not, declining a gambit gives the decliner a slightly worse position but avoids complication (that's the whole point of declining) and simply following the top engine recommandation and unfodling the line to try to understand its plan is enough. But sometimes, some move score incredibly well in the database, indicating more tricky ideas to go for. For example for the Budapest Gambit, White does not have many ways to decline it since their d4 pawn is attacked and they don't want to recapture it with their Queen. The most common is d5, but that leaves a hole in c5 for you to put a Bishop, with tactics on f2 if White goes for the stereotypical Bg5. Nf3 the things that immediatlely comes to mind is e4, and checking with engine, it is indeed the plan, followed with c6 and d5 with a huge space advantage. Finally e3, the idea is to take once on d4 and later play d5, to give White an isolated Queen pawn. The bottom line is that you still have to know how to play "calm position", Black especially can't force the game to be messy in every position, but refucing gambits often have at least small downsides.

[@ScottySoul031]

@@4xelchess905 cheers! I have been trying to upload some of these lines onto my Chessable account, to practice with their move trainer. Def need to put more work in on around the calmer positions 👊

[@toms.2093]

At 2:41, "threatening checkmate..." not really seeing that.

[@qwemp]

I have committed to learning this. I have mostly learned half the lines, but am still waiting for someone to play into it…. 😅

[@RONIN6207]

Name recommendation for this opening. Budapest Gambit: Graif Variation. 😊🤔😱

[@joseraulcapablanca8564]

Is this not just the Morozovich variation, I have also seen a video on this line by Kingscrusher. This is good stuff, but you can hardly claim to have discovered it.

[@GambitMan]

I had searched before making this video and could not find anybody who had done it before / any references to this. I actually still can’t find anything, even with the keywords you just provided; feel free to post link here :)

[@joseraulcapablanca8564]

@@GambitMan Thanks for your quick answer William. I am off to work now and will try to find something tomorrow morning. I like what you do by the way.

[@joseraulcapablanca8564]

@@GambitMan I managed to take a little time at work to check. I apologise, the line I was thinking of comes from Morozeviches treatment of the Albin countergambit, which has at least some superficial similarities. Sorry for my confusion.

[@kaolinwasher]

William, you are my all time favorite chess guy , a better teacher than Magnus

[@TimJapan]

I think it should be called Crazy Horse Budapest

[@tunaficiency]

Unfortunately your opponent can just play Bx c7 which spoils the fun I think or am I wrong

[@tenorhighc1]

The Graif Gambit!

[@NMHSB]

❤

[@OcteractSG]

Budapost Gambit? Because it comes after the Budapest Gambit

[@theflyingguillotine420]

@RONIN6207 had the most logical name. "The Adler gambit".

[@sgower414]

Played this gambit and lost, but it was my own fault. white defended with Qd2 and I did not *remember* Graif's recommendations. Grif's sound recommendation was (I found out later) to play ..Bb4 (which I did) but then double the pawns after Nc3 (which I didn't). Sigh. Following good advice requires study and memory. While I see Graif's 2nd Budapest Gambit as being good to play, I clearly need to study this video *more*.

[@roryharvey2727]

Graif gambit. Who cares if people think you're vain - you DESERVE it!!!

[@austino99]

btw naming this the FMWG gambit. ahahaha

[@heribertomenendez9537]

How about naming this variation of the Budapest gambit the "Be a Pest Gambit"!

[@isitago]

Barnes sacrifice? Even though he had nothing to do with it.

[@DAisaka09]

Von Popiel but make it black lol

[@mobilthor181]

The BUDAPEST GRAIF GRAIL.. easy folks.. eh?

[@fritzblackburn]

you make all the worst moves for white...Nobody would go back to c1 with the bishop, when the Queen can go to ci instead!