Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Reversed Albin Countergambit
1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 c5
The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Reversed Albin Countergambit is a chess opening classified as ECO D00, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 c5. 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 189 times by this move order. White won 44%, 5% were drawn and Black won 51%. The most popular continuation is 4. d5 (59% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 55; best line 4. d5 Nf6 5. Nge2 e6 6. Nf4 exd5)
- ECO
- D00
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 c5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 35 | |
| 1500-1999 | 117 | |
| 2000+ | 37 | |
| All | 189 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. d5 | 112 (59%) | |
| 4. Nxe4 | 23 (12%) | |
| 4. dxc5 | 19 (10%) | |
| 4. Bb5+ | 12 (6%) | |
| 4. f3 | 11 (6%) | |
| 4. Be3 | 10 (5%) | |
| 4. Bd3 | 1 (1%) | |
| 4. Bf4 | 1 (1%) |
Master games
9 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 67%, draw 0%, Black 33%). The strongest:
- IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) – FM Andrei Olhovik (2275) 0-1 · Titled Tue 28th Apr 2026 · 2026-04-28
- IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) – WIM Nguyen Thanh Thuy Tien (1956) 1-0 · 1st 3-0 Thu 30th Jul 2026 · 2026-07-30
- CM Thomas Christensen (2154) – FM Sargis A. Manukyan (2205) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 22nd June · 2021-06-22
- FM Artur Dilmukhametov (2276) – FM Rushan Bogaudinov (1912) 1-0 · Titled Tue 12th Nov Early · 2024-11-12
- CM Thomas Christensen (2143) – Elijah Logozar (2036) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 23rd June · 2020-06-23
Search all games of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Reversed Albin Countergambit and its sub-variations
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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
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Blackmar Gambit D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Diemer-Rosenberg Attack D00
- 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: Netherlands Variation D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Rasa-Studier Gambit 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.