Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Declined: Weinsbach Defense, Pfrang Gambit
1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 e6 5. fxe4
The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Declined: Weinsbach Defense, Pfrang Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO D00, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 e6 5. fxe4. It is a line of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Declined. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 237 times by this move order. White won 62%, 3% were drawn and Black won 35%. The most popular continuation is 5… Bb4 (68% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.17 (Stockfish, depth 51; best line 5… c5 6. d5 exd5 7. exd5 Bd6 8. Qe2+)
- ECO
- D00
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 e6 5. fxe4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 77 | |
| 1500-1999 | 146 | |
| 2000+ | 14 | |
| All | 237 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… Bb4 | 161 (68%) | |
| 5… Be7 | 36 (15%) | |
| 5… Nc6 | 17 (7%) | |
| 5… c5 | 4 (2%) | |
| 5… c6 | 4 (2%) | |
| 5… Nxe4 | 3 (1%) | |
| 5… Bd6 | 3 (1%) | |
| 5… Nbd7 | 3 (1%) |
Master games
3 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 67%, draw 0%, Black 33%). The strongest:
- IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) – Leonardo Espinha Alonso (2108) 0-1 · Titled Tue 21st Jul 2026 · 2026-07-21
- FM Artur Dilmukhametov (2276) – CM Jaiswal Anurag (1923) 1-0 · Titled Tue 14th Jan Early · 2025-01-14
- Anton Barash (2054) – Rodrigo Cesar Cagliumi (2121) 1-0 · Titled Tue 2nd Jul Late · 2024-07-02
Highest-rated Lichess games
- REXDINGANI (2293) – MonsterFrench (2301) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- wiessyjr (2256) – isaaclg2017 (2106) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- Smile_in_your_sleep (2169) – bishoph7wins (2181) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Declined: Weinsbach Defense 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 e6
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: Vienna 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.