Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Fajarowicz Defense, Steiner Variation

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ne4 4.Qc2

ECO A51

The Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Fajarowicz Defense, Steiner Variation is a chess opening line in the Indian Defense complex, reached after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ne4 4.Qc2.

It is catalogued under code A51 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Qc2 is chosen by White on move 4.

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