Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Lemberger Countergambit, Soller Attack
1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 e5 4. Be3
The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Lemberger Countergambit, Soller Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO D00, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 e5 4. Be3. 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 39 times by this move order. White won 36%, 0% were drawn and Black won 64%. The most popular continuation is 4… exd4 (56% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.69 (Stockfish, depth 31; best line 4… exd4 5. Bxd4 Nc6 6. Be3 Qxd1+ 7. Rxd1)
- ECO
- D00
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 e5 4. Be3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 15 | |
| 1500-1999 | 17 | |
| 2000+ | 7 | |
| All | 39 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4… exd4 | 22 (56%) | |
| 4… Bb4 | 7 (18%) | |
| 4… Nf6 | 4 (10%) | |
| 4… Nc6 | 2 (5%) | |
| 4… c5 | 2 (5%) | |
| 4… Qf6 | 1 (3%) | |
| 4… f5 | 1 (3%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Solo_level_999 (2220) – padelpawn (2229) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 2s
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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, Rasmussen Attack D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Lemberger Countergambit, Sneiders 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.