Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense, Mad Dog Attack
1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. h4
The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense, Mad Dog 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. h4. 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 3 times by this move order. White won 33%, 0% were drawn and Black won 67%. The most popular continuation is 7… h5 (67% of games).
Engine evaluation: −1.48 (Stockfish, depth 27; best line 7… O-O 8. Be3 Nc6 9. Qd2 e5 10. dxe5)
- ECO
- D00
- Moves
- 13 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. h4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| 2000+ | 2 | |
| All | 3 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7… h5 | 2 (67%) | |
| 7… O-O | 1 (33%) |
Master games
3 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 67%, draw 0%, Black 33%). The strongest:
- IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) – FM Jaiveer Mahendru (2393) 0-1 · Titled Tue 24th Oct Early · 2023-10-24
- IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) – WFM Katarzyna Dwilewicz (2117) 1-0 · Titled Tue 26th Mar Late · 2024-03-26
- IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) – FM Carlos Eduardo Cardozo Munar (2043) 1-0 · Titled Tue 31st Oct Early · 2023-10-31
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Ochen_Zlaya (2163) – Pal78 (2005) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 300 + 0s
- kingofbandit (2068) – Jukse (2019) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 300 + 0s
- PECATUR_S0MB0NG (1933) – Quent_gambit (2059) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 g6
More Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted lines (all)
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- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense, Studier Attack D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Euwe Defense D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Euwe Defense, Duthilleul Gambit D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Euwe Defense, Zilbermints Gambit D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Gunderam Defense D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Gunderam Defense, Stader Variation D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Holwell Defense D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Kaulich Defense D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Pietrowsky Defense D00
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.