Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense, Nimzowitsch Attack

1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. Ne5

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense, Nimzowitsch Attack after 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. Ne5 87654321abcdefgh

The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense, Nimzowitsch 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. Ne5. 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 6 times by this move order. White won 50%, 0% were drawn and Black won 50%. The most popular continuation is 7… O-O (83% of games).

Engine evaluation: −0.94 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 7… O-O 8. O-O Nc6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. h3)

ECO
D00
Moves
13 plies
FEN
rnbqk2r/ppp1ppbp/5np1/4N3/2BP4/2N5/PPP3PP/R1BQK2R b KQkq - 3 7
PGN
1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. Ne5

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Results by rating

Average ratingGamesWhite / draw / Black
0-14991100%
1500-1999333%67%
2000+250%50%
All650%50%

Most played moves

MoveGamesWhite / draw / Black
7… O-O5 (83%)40%60%
7… e61 (17%)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.