Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Schlutter Defense
1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 Nbd7
The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Schlutter 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 Nbd7. 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 19 times by this move order. White won 79%, 0% were drawn and Black won 21%. The most popular continuation is 6. Bd3 (63% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.38 (Stockfish, depth 38; best line 6. Bg5 g6 7. Bc4 Bg7 8. Qe2 Nb6)
- ECO
- D00
- Moves
- 10 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 Nbd7
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 4 | |
| 1500-1999 | 14 | |
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 19 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6. Bd3 | 12 (63%) | |
| 6. Bc4 | 5 (26%) | |
| 6. Bf4 | 1 (5%) | |
| 6. Bg5 | 1 (5%) |
Master games
2 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 100%, draw 0%, Black 0%). The strongest:
- IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) – Olexandr Shevchuk (2093) 1-0 · Titled Tue 26th Sep Early · 2023-09-26
- CM Thomas Christensen (2154) – FM Jorge Carlos Antonio (2277) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 1st Dec · 2020-12-01
Search all games of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Schlutter Defense and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- baxus (2200) – Qheera07 (2171) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 600 + 0s
- frafra69 (1924) – hieron1 (1963) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 300 + 0s
- Wippie_love (1825) – DeVigo (1868) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 600 + 0s
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.