Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Ziegler Defense
1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 c6
The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Ziegler 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 c6. 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 225 times by this move order. White won 50%, 2% were drawn and Black won 48%. The most popular continuation is 6. Bd3 (40% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.52 (Stockfish, depth 49; best line 6. h3 Bf5 7. Bd3 Bg6 8. Qe2 e6)
- ECO
- D00
- Moves
- 10 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 c6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 21 | |
| 1500-1999 | 141 | |
| 2000+ | 63 | |
| All | 225 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6. Bd3 | 91 (40%) | |
| 6. Bc4 | 90 (40%) | |
| 6. Be3 | 12 (5%) | |
| 6. h3 | 11 (5%) | |
| 6. Bg5 | 11 (5%) | |
| 6. Ne5 | 3 (1%) | |
| 6. Be2 | 2 (1%) | |
| 6. Bf4 | 2 (1%) |
Master games
35 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 54%, draw 9%, Black 37%). The strongest:
- IM Renato Terry (2508) – IM Gianmarco Leiva (2335) 1-0 · 2nd 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026 · 2026-01-29
- IM Kevin Terrieux (2446) – FM Oleksandr Yurovskykh (2328) 0-1 · Titled Tue 9th Aug Early · 2022-08-09
- IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) – IM Le Thao Nguyen Pham (2348) 1-0 · Titled Tue 14th Jul 2026 · 2026-07-14
- IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) – FM Andreas, Dr. Brenke (2349) 1-0 · Titled Tue 11th Jun Early · 2024-06-11
- IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) – FM Andreas, Dr. Brenke (2349) 0-1 · Titled Tue 4th Jun Early · 2024-06-04
Search all games of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Ziegler Defense and its sub-variations
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Comes from
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3
More Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted lines (all)
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- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense, Nimzowitsch Attack D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense, Studier Attack D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Euwe Defense D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Euwe Defense, Duthilleul Gambit D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Euwe Defense, Zilbermints Gambit 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
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.