Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Lemberger Countergambit, Lange Gambit
1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nxe4
The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Lemberger Countergambit, Lange Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO D00, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nxe4. 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 97 times by this move order. White won 48%, 5% were drawn and Black won 47%. The most popular continuation is 4… Qxd4 (54% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.39 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 4… Qxd4 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Qd5 7. O-O)
- ECO
- D00
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nxe4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 21 | |
| 1500-1999 | 65 | |
| 2000+ | 11 | |
| All | 97 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4… Qxd4 | 52 (54%) | |
| 4… exd4 | 43 (44%) | |
| 4… Bf5 | 1 (1%) | |
| 4… f5 | 1 (1%) |
Master games
6 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 17%, draw 16%, Black 67%). The strongest:
- IM Kevin Terrieux (2448) – FM Bernardo Vainzoff Sztokbant (2194) 0-1 · Titled Tue 29th Mar Late · 2022-03-29
- CM Thomas Christensen (2154) – IM Richard G Pert (2416) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 1st Dec · 2020-12-01
- CM Thomas Christensen (2154) – FM Siem Van Dael (2341) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 10th Nov · 2020-11-10
- CM Thomas Christensen (2154) – FM Kadir Erden (2271) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 18th May · 2021-05-18
- Baptiste Alloui-Cros (1934) – FM Mark Lyell (2205) 1/2-1/2 · Cappelle-la-Grande Open 2014 · 2014-03-03
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Chess_Gambit_is_fun (2397) – shwinner2010 (2268) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 300 + 3s
- BEASTCAPA (2056) – OwnYulix (2489) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- Parets (2188) – Reitekfu (2188) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Lemberger Countergambit 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 e5
More Blackmar-Diemer Gambit lines (all)
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit (1… d5 2. e4) D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit (3. Nc3 Nf6) D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Blackmar Gambit D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Diemer-Rosenberg Attack D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Fritz Attack D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Lemberger Countergambit, Endgame Variation 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.