Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Gunderam Defense, Stader Variation

1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. g4 Be4

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Gunderam Defense, Stader Variation after 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. g4 Be4 87654321abcdefgh

The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Gunderam Defense, Stader Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO D00, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. g4 Be4. It is a line of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted. White 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. Nxe4 (100% of games).

Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 44; best line 8. Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Qf3 Qh4+ 10. Kd1 Nf2+)

ECO
D00
Moves
14 plies
FEN
rn1qkb1r/ppp2ppp/4pn2/4N3/3Pb1P1/2N5/PPP4P/R1BQKB1R w KQkq - 1 8
PGN
1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. g4 Be4

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Average ratingGamesWhite / draw / Black
1500-19991100%
2000+1100%
All250%50%

Most played moves

MoveGamesWhite / draw / Black
8. Nxe42 (100%)50%50%

Master games

2 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 50%, draw 0%, Black 50%). The strongest:

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Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Gunderam Defense 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 Bf5

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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.