Categories October Surprise 2024 Budapest gambit – 1.d4 Nf6 – Sciarium Post author By Post date April 24, 2025 The Budapest Gambit (or Budapest Defence) is a chess opening beginning with the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5. Despite a first game as early as 1896, it only began being played by leading players in 1918 after a win as Black by Grandmaster Milan Vidmar.