Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense, Kloss Attack

1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Kh1

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense, Kloss Attack after 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Kh1 87654321abcdefgh

The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense, Kloss Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO D00, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Kh1. It is a line of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted. Black is to move.

In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 2 times by this move order. White won 50%, 0% were drawn and Black won 50%. The most popular continuation is 8… Nc6 (50% of games).

Engine evaluation: −0.79 (Stockfish, depth 26; best line 8… Nc6 9. Bf4 Nh5 10. Be3 Bg4 11. Be2)

ECO
D00
Moves
15 plies
FEN
rnbq1rk1/ppp1ppbp/5np1/8/2BP4/2N2N2/PPP3PP/R1BQ1R1K b - - 5 8
PGN
1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Kh1

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Results by rating

Average ratingGamesWhite / draw / Black
1500-1999250%50%
All250%50%

Most played moves

MoveGamesWhite / draw / Black
8… Nc61 (50%)100%
8… c61 (50%)100%

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Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 g6

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Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.