Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Declined: Langeheinicke Defense
1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 e3
The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Declined: Langeheinicke Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO D00, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 e3. 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 208 times by this move order. White won 45%, 5% were drawn and Black won 50%. The most popular continuation is 5. Bxe3 (98% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.44 (Stockfish, depth 45; best line 5. Bxe3 e6 6. Qd2 Be7 7. h4 a6)
- ECO
- D00
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 e3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 21 | |
| 1500-1999 | 116 | |
| 2000+ | 71 | |
| All | 208 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5. Bxe3 | 204 (98%) | |
| 5. Bd3 | 2 (1%) | |
| 5. Bc4 | 1 (0%) | |
| 5. Bd2 | 1 (0%) |
Master games
35 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 46%, draw 14%, Black 40%). The strongest:
- IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) – GM Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara (2646) 0-1 · 1st 3-0 Thu 23rd Apr 2026 · 2026-04-23
- IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) – GM Gata Kamsky (2615) 0-1 · Titled Tue 16th Jul Late · 2024-07-16
- IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) – GM Andrew Tang (2548) 1-0 · Titled Tue 28th Oct 2025 · 2025-10-28
- FM Matyas Palczert (2282) – GM Tamas Banusz (2621) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 30th Jan Early · 2024-01-30
- IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) – FM Artin Ashraf (2470) 0-1 · 2nd 3-0 Thu 11th Dec 2025 · 2025-12-11
Highest-rated Lichess games
- GolfeDuMorbihan (2684) – Surreptitiously421 (2609) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- GolfeDuMorbihan (2684) – MrTroutstanding (2510) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- Schmargendorf (2643) – Sergei_Fenix (2492) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
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: Elbert Countergambit D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Declined: Gedult Defense D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Declined: Lamb 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.