Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Netherlands Variation
1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 f5
The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Netherlands Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO D00, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 f5. It is a line of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 2,382 times by this move order. White won 56%, 3% were drawn and Black won 41%. The most popular continuation is 4. f3 (71% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 47; best line 4. Bg5 Nc6 5. Bb5 Nf6 6. d5 a6)
- ECO
- D00
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 f5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 769 | |
| 1500-1999 | 1,469 | |
| 2000+ | 144 | |
| All | 2,382 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. f3 | 1,682 (71%) | |
| 4. Bg5 | 294 (12%) | |
| 4. Bf4 | 123 (5%) | |
| 4. Bc4 | 67 (3%) | |
| 4. Be3 | 37 (2%) | |
| 4. d5 | 34 (1%) | |
| 4. Qh5+ | 31 (1%) | |
| 4. g4 | 21 (1%) |
Master games
7 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 43%, draw 0%, Black 57%). The strongest:
- CM Mirac Melih Topuz (2280) – FM Michail Gaydym (2337) 0-1 · Titled Tue 18th Aug 2026 · 2026-08-18
- CM Kerry Stead (1978) – WFM Daria Zaichenko (2104) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 11th Jan · 2022-01-11
- Mohamed Hafez (1782) – Youssef Ismail (2164) 0-1 · Egypt Open 2016 · 2016-04-22
- CM Kerry Stead (1908) – FM Mauricio Vargas Benavides (2035) 0-1 · Titled Tue 9th May Late · 2023-05-09
- Mohamed Hafez (1782) – Moustafa Hussein (2016) 1-0 · Egypt Open 2016 · 2016-04-24
Search all games of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Netherlands Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- CM Blind_mole1 (2556) – OstavaisaSoboi (2531) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 2s
- SomethingOnF7 (2366) – Beutlin1 (2368) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 300 + 0s
- drabshah (2324) – Dishant_2009 (2340) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit (1… d5 2. e4) 1. d4 d5 2. e4
More Blackmar-Diemer Gambit lines (all)
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit (3. Nc3 Nf6) D00
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- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Fritz Attack D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Lemberger Countergambit 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: Lemberger Countergambit, Soller Attack 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.