Balogh Defense
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| ECO | B07 or A82 or A41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Named after | János Balogh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Synonym | Balogh Countergambit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Balogh Defense (also known as the Balogh Countergambit) is an unusual chess opening beginning with the moves:
It may also arise by transposition from the Staunton Gambit of the Dutch Defense, 1.d4 f5 2.e4, if Black declines the gambit with 2...d6. Or it may arise by 1.d4 d6 (the Pillsbury Defense) 2.e4 f5.
The opening is rarely seen today because it weakens Black's kingside somewhat and often results in a backward e-pawn or a hole on e6 after Black's bishop is exchanged. Hikaru Nakamura used the line to beat grandmaster Eugene Perelshteyn in the HB Global Chess Challenge 2005.