Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Lemberger Countergambit
1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 e5
The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Lemberger Countergambit is a chess opening classified as ECO D00, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 e5. It is a line of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit. White is to move. 5 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 834 times by this move order. White won 45%, 3% were drawn and Black won 52%. The most popular continuation is 4. d5 (40% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.09 (Stockfish, depth 55; best line 4. Nge2 f5 5. dxe5 Qxd1+ 6. Kxd1 Ne7)
- ECO
- D00
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 e5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 164 | |
| 1500-1999 | 535 | |
| 2000+ | 135 | |
| All | 834 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. d5 | 337 (40%) | |
| 4. dxe5 Lemberger Countergambit, Endgame Variation | 128 (15%) | |
| 4. f3 | 113 (14%) | |
| 4. Nxe4 Lemberger Countergambit, Lange Gambit | 97 (12%) | |
| 4. Qh5 Lemberger Countergambit, Sneiders Attack | 79 (9%) | |
| 4. Be3 Lemberger Countergambit, Soller Attack | 39 (5%) | |
| 4. Nge2 Lemberger Countergambit, Rasmussen Attack | 16 (2%) | |
| 4. Bc4 | 14 (2%) |
Master games
5 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 40%, draw 0%, Black 60%). The strongest:
- GM Petro Golubka (2452) – GM Kirill Alekseenko (2696) 0-1 · Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 · 2021-03-06
- IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) – IM Alexander Reprintsev (2230) 1-0 · Titled Tue 24th Dec Early · 2024-12-24
- FM Alejandro Arias Igual (2296) – FM Carl Boor (2231) 0-1 · Titled Tue 16th May Late · 2023-05-16
- IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) – FM Isuru Alahakoon (1924) 1-0 · Titled Tue 27th Aug Late · 2024-08-27
- Dennis Madsen (1529) – Roberto Masotti (1814) 0-1 · Xtracon Chess Open 2019 · 2019-07-21
Search all games of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Lemberger Countergambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Schmargendorf (2617) – chess_tiger15 (2573) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- GolfeDuMorbihan (2674) – IM AjedrezEstrategico (2494) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- Kukoin (2402) – Keosidi_Konstantin (2502) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit (1… d5 2. e4) 1. d4 d5 2. e4
Continuations
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Lemberger Countergambit, Endgame Variation D00 · 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Lemberger Countergambit, Lange Gambit D00 · 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nxe4
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Lemberger Countergambit, Rasmussen Attack D00 · 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nge2
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Lemberger Countergambit, Sneiders Attack D00 · 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 e5 4. Qh5
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Lemberger Countergambit, Soller Attack D00 · 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 e5 4. Be3
More Blackmar-Diemer Gambit lines (all)
- 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: Netherlands Variation D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Rasa-Studier Gambit D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Reversed Albin Countergambit D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Zeller Defense D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Zeller Defense, Soller Attack D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: von Popiel Gambit D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: von Popiel Gambit, Zilbermints Variation 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.