Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Declined: Vienna Defense
1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 Bf5
The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Declined: Vienna Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO D00, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 Bf5. 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 781 times by this move order. White won 52%, 3% were drawn and Black won 45%. The most popular continuation is 5. fxe4 (40% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.40 (Stockfish, depth 54; best line 5. g4 Bg6 6. g5 Nd5 7. Nxe4 e6)
- ECO
- D00
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 Bf5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 242 | |
| 1500-1999 | 452 | |
| 2000+ | 87 | |
| All | 781 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5. fxe4 | 311 (40%) | |
| 5. g4 | 178 (23%) | |
| 5. Bg5 | 106 (14%) | |
| 5. Be3 | 66 (8%) | |
| 5. Bf4 | 37 (5%) | |
| 5. Bc4 | 34 (4%) | |
| 5. Qe2 | 13 (2%) | |
| 5. Bb5+ | 13 (2%) |
Master games
47 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 38%, draw 11%, Black 51%). The strongest:
- IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) – GM Etienne Bacrot (2665) 1-0 · Titled Tue 10th Sep Early · 2024-09-10
- IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) – GM Alexei Shirov (2660) 1-0 · Titled Tue 20th Feb Early · 2024-02-20
- IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) – GM Jeffery Xiong (2656) 0-1 · Titled Tue 7th Apr 2026 · 2026-04-07
- IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) – GM Denis Lazavik (2621) 0-1 · Titled Tue 4th Aug 2026 · 2026-08-04
- IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) – IM Kirill Klukin (2414) 0-1 · Titled Tue 19th May 2026 · 2026-05-19
Search all games of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Declined: Vienna Defense and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Schmargendorf (2618) – SHEFFFF (2449) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- rusert13 (2486) – MiranovicRajko (2503) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
- Rickiller (2406) – tarczynski (2472) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 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: Langeheinicke Defense D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Declined: O'Kelly 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.