Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Blackmar Gambit
1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. f3
The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Blackmar Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO D00, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. f3. It is a line of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 5,648 times by this move order. White won 51%, 3% were drawn and Black won 46%. The most popular continuation is 3… exf3 (75% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.88 (Stockfish, depth 48; best line 3… e5 4. dxe5 Qxd1+ 5. Kxd1 Nc6 6. fxe4)
- ECO
- D00
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. f3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 2,330 | |
| 1500-1999 | 3,108 | |
| 2000+ | 210 | |
| All | 5,648 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… exf3 | 4,260 (75%) | |
| 3… Nf6 | 652 (12%) | |
| 3… e5 | 155 (3%) | |
| 3… Bf5 | 134 (2%) | |
| 3… Nc6 | 120 (2%) | |
| 3… e3 | 88 (2%) | |
| 3… e6 | 84 (1%) | |
| 3… f5 | 82 (1%) |
Master games
34 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 41%, draw 21%, Black 38%). The strongest:
- IM Elham Amar (2504) – FM Anastasios Mihailidis (2208) 0-1 · Titled Tue 22nd Nov Early · 2022-11-22
- IM Volodymyr Vusatiuk (2308) – IM Matias Perez Gormaz (2404) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 8th Feb Early · 2022-02-08
- CM Mirac Melih Topuz (2280) – IM Roberto Junio Brito Molina (2398) 0-1 · Titled Tue 18th Aug 2026 · 2026-08-18
- FM Roman Goldin (2284) – Ashton Jin (2196) 0-1 · Titled Tue 26th Aug Early · 2025-08-26
- FM Dmitry Kirillov (2206) – FM Teimur Toktomushev (2206) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 11th Jul Late · 2023-07-11
Search all games of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Blackmar Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Schmargendorf (2634) – MohammedAshor125 (2526) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- CM Kavaliro (2474) – Vihajaisestatulesta (2446) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- rusert13 (2430) – StayinginDodge (2424) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit (1… d5 2. e4) 1. d4 d5 2. e4
More Blackmar-Diemer Gambit lines (all)
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit (3. Nc3 Nf6) D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Diemer-Rosenberg Attack D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Fritz Attack D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Lemberger Countergambit D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Lemberger Countergambit, Endgame Variation D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Lemberger Countergambit, Lange Gambit D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Lemberger Countergambit, Rasmussen Attack D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Lemberger Countergambit, Sneiders Attack D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Lemberger Countergambit, Soller Attack D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Netherlands Variation D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Rasa-Studier Gambit D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Reversed Albin Countergambit 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.