Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Lemberger Countergambit, Rasmussen Attack
1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nge2
The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Lemberger Countergambit, Rasmussen Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO D00, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nge2. 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 16 times by this move order. White won 38%, 12% were drawn and Black won 50%. The most popular continuation is 4… exd4 (88% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.16 (Stockfish, depth 42; best line 4… f5 5. dxe5 Qxd1+ 6. Kxd1 Ne7 7. Nb5)
- ECO
- D00
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nge2
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 8 | |
| 2000+ | 8 | |
| All | 16 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4… exd4 | 14 (88%) | |
| 4… Bg4 | 1 (6%) | |
| 4… Bb4 | 1 (6%) |
Master games
2 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 50%, draw 0%, Black 50%). The strongest:
- Kerry Stead (2013) – IM Gary W Lane (2362) 0-1 · Sydney Open 2014 · 2014-04-23
- Alexey Izoitko (1981) – Lev Zolotyh (1745) 1-0 · Chigorin Memorial 2019 · 2019-10-09
Highest-rated Lichess games
- izgadson (2436) – Warhawk95 (2416) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- Thraxus (2054) – ulanru2020 (2193) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
- nowicare (2079) – koopp (2112) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 300 + 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, Lange Gambit 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.