Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Teichmann Defense, Classical Variation
1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 c6 8. Be3
The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Teichmann Defense, Classical 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 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 c6 8. Be3. 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 208 times by this move order. White won 60%, 3% were drawn and Black won 37%. The most popular continuation is 8… e6 (77% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.16 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 8… e6 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. g4 Qa5 11. Bd2)
- ECO
- D00
- Moves
- 15 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 c6 8. Be3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 18 | |
| 1500-1999 | 159 | |
| 2000+ | 31 | |
| All | 208 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 8… e6 | 161 (77%) | |
| 8… Nbd7 | 24 (12%) | |
| 8… Nd5 | 10 (5%) | |
| 8… g6 | 6 (3%) | |
| 8… h6 | 2 (1%) | |
| 8… Qb6 | 2 (1%) | |
| 8… Na6 | 1 (0%) | |
| 8… b5 | 1 (0%) |
Master games
12 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 50%, draw 0%, Black 50%). The strongest:
- IM Kevin Terrieux (2448) – IM Roberto Junio Brito Molina (2400) 1-0 · Titled Tue 28th Jun Early · 2022-06-28
- FM Matyas Palczert (2299) – IM Roberto Junio Brito Molina (2376) 0-1 · Titled Tue 27th Feb Early · 2024-02-27
- FM Artur Dilmukhametov (2276) – FM Martin Mena (2044) 1-0 · Titled Tue 18th Feb Early · 2025-02-18
- CM Mirac Melih Topuz (2130) – WFM Maryna Petrenko (2156) 1-0 · Titled Tue 1st Apr Late · 2025-04-01
- FM Artur Dilmukhametov (2276) – Ralph Tan (2007) 0-1 · Titled Tue 24th Dec Early · 2024-12-24
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Chess_Gambit_is_fun (2369) – e-pap (2328) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 300 + 3s
- Chess_Gambit_is_fun (2365) – JustHigh (2237) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 300 + 3s
- Microphone_Theory (2264) – Mate_uruguayo (2264) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Teichmann Defense 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 Bg4
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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.