What do you think of the Fajarowicz variation of the Budapest Defense? NM Jim West of New Jersey does really well with it, and thus makes it appealing?  I think black that black gets decent play for the pawn if white plays correctly.  Fritz disagrees, but then again only he can make it through all the tactics of this line...

P.S. If anyone owns Tim Harding's book The Fighting Fajarowicz, please let me know how it is!

To the best of my knowledge, statistically, black is at a disadvantage in the Budapest opening.  365chess.com should provide further information or, maybe the new explorer feature on this site.

Schiller reference, identifies three variations :

d4 Nf6 c4 e5..........................Fajarowicz

continue.......d x e

continue:

d x e5 Ne4 a3 b6............Fajarowicz/Bonsdorf variation

or ......Ne4 Qc2..............Fajarowicz/Steiner variation

From memory, A51 favours white 39/36 and A52 45/27 favours white.

I have only played as white, the following (A52):

d4 Nf6 c4 e5 dxe5 Ng4..... which transposes from A51 after e5.  In my opinion, it is unlikely that white would allow black to pursue any other variation given the statistical evidence favouring white in this line.

Perhaps the following may offer some further enlightenment:

http://blog.chess.com/JimWest/jim-west-talks-chess-fighting-fajarowicz

Ok.

I play it in 1st,2nd and 3rd rounds in tournaments(if i can) becouse it's very important to win theese games.Nice opening i think,but you must be familiar with position and understand ideas behind theoretical recomendations