Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Euwe Defense
1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 e6
The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Euwe Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO D00, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 e6. It is a line of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted. White is to move. 2 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 1,475 times by this move order. White won 63%, 2% were drawn and Black won 35%. The most popular continuation is 6. Bd3 (68% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.30 (Stockfish, depth 43; best line 6. Bd3 a6 7. Be3 Be7 8. O-O Ng4)
- ECO
- D00
- Moves
- 10 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 e6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 283 | |
| 1500-1999 | 1,022 | |
| 2000+ | 170 | |
| All | 1,475 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6. Bd3 Euwe Defense, Duthilleul Gambit | 998 (68%) | |
| 6. Bg5 | 200 (14%) | |
| 6. Be3 | 93 (6%) | |
| 6. Bc4 | 90 (6%) | |
| 6. a3 | 28 (2%) | |
| 6. Bb5+ | 23 (2%) | |
| 6. Ne5 | 12 (1%) | |
| 6. Be2 | 10 (1%) |
Master games
39 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 62%, draw 10%, Black 28%). The strongest:
- IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) – GM Pavel Eljanov (2668) 0-1 · Titled Tue 13th May Early · 2025-05-13
- IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) – GM Martyn Kravtsiv (2598) 0-1 · Titled Tue 23rd Sep 2025 · 2025-09-23
- Rock Yu (2057) – GM Leinier Dominguez Perez (2738) 0-1 · FIDE World Bl Team Pool B · 2025-06-14
- IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) – Reinis Paikens (2295) 1-0 · Titled Tue 26th Nov Early · 2024-11-26
- IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) – FM Guttula Balaji (2278) 1-0 · Titled Tue 6th Aug Early · 2024-08-06
Search all games of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Euwe Defense and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- GolfeDuMorbihan (2679) – vdinsk52 (2571) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- GolfeDuMorbihan (2688) – KM2200 (2549) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- Tsalko_vadim (2476) – Romasym (2563) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3
Continuations
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Euwe Defense, Duthilleul Gambit D00 · 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 e6 6. Bd3
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Euwe Defense, Zilbermints Gambit D00 · 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 e6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. O-O Nxd4 9. Kh1
More Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted lines (all)
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense, Kloss Attack D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense, Mad Dog Attack D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense, Nimzowitsch Attack D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense, Studier Attack 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
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Ritter Defense D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Ryder Gambit 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.