Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Holwell Defense
1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 Qd6
The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Holwell 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 Qd6. 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 3 times by this move order. White won 0%, 0% were drawn and Black won 100%. The most popular continuation is 6. Bd3 (67% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.19 (Stockfish, depth 28; best line 6. Bc4 Bg4 7. Qe2 e6 8. d5 a6)
- ECO
- D00
- Moves
- 10 plies
- FEN
rnb1kb1r/ppp1pppp/3q1n2/8/3P4/2N2N2/PPP3PP/R1BQKB1R w KQkq - 1 6- PGN
1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 Qd6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 3 | |
| All | 3 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6. Bd3 | 2 (67%) | |
| 6. Be3 | 1 (33%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
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Comes from
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3
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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.