Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Declined: Elbert Countergambit
1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 e5
The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Declined: Elbert Countergambit is a chess opening classified as ECO D00, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 e5. It is a line of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Declined. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 129 times by this move order. White won 51%, 6% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 5. d5 (43% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.85 (Stockfish, depth 36; best line 5. dxe5 Nfd7 6. Nxe4 Nxe5 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8)
- ECO
- D00
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 e5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 25 | |
| 1500-1999 | 92 | |
| 2000+ | 12 | |
| All | 129 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5. d5 | 55 (43%) | |
| 5. dxe5 | 42 (33%) | |
| 5. fxe4 | 13 (10%) | |
| 5. Be3 | 9 (7%) | |
| 5. Bg5 | 3 (2%) | |
| 5. Nxe4 | 3 (2%) | |
| 5. Bb5+ | 2 (2%) | |
| 5. h3 | 1 (1%) |
Master games
8 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 63%, draw -1%, Black 38%). The strongest:
- IM Kevin Terrieux (2446) – FM Jens Hirneise (2316) 1-0 · Titled Tue 19th Jul Early · 2022-07-19
- IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) – WFM Sneha Halder (2176) 1-0 · Titled Tue 7th Jul 2026 · 2026-07-07
- IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) – WIM Jan Jodilyn Fronda (2115) 1-0 · Titled Tue 26th Aug Early · 2025-08-26
- CM Thomas Christensen (2143) – CM Vladimir Mikhailovsky (2228) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 21st July · 2020-07-21
- CM Thomas Christensen (2154) – FM Garg Aradhya (2198) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 16th Feb · 2021-02-16
Search all games of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Declined: Elbert Countergambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Tsalko_vadim (2415) – MANU94 (2419) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- wiessyjr (2282) – gastonlv (2198) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- Modali (2129) – chesstrainer2022 (2123) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit (3. Nc3 Nf6) 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6
More Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Declined lines (all)
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Declined: Brombacher Countergambit D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Declined: Gedult Defense D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Declined: Lamb Defense D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Declined: Langeheinicke Defense D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Declined: O'Kelly Defense D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Declined: Vienna Defense D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Declined: Weinsbach Defense D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Declined: Weinsbach Defense, Pfrang Gambit 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.