Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: von Popiel Gambit
1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5
The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: von Popiel Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO D00, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5. It is a line of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit. Black is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 1,946 times by this move order. White won 53%, 5% were drawn and Black won 42%. The most popular continuation is 4… Bf5 (36% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.66 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 4… Bf5 5. Nge2 e6 6. Ng3 Be7 7. Qe2)
- ECO
- D00
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 562 | |
| 1500-1999 | 1,038 | |
| 2000+ | 346 | |
| All | 1,946 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4… Bf5 | 702 (36%) | |
| 4… e6 | 300 (15%) | |
| 4… Nbd7 | 263 (14%) | |
| 4… Nc6 | 219 (11%) | |
| 4… h6 | 191 (10%) | |
| 4… Bg4 | 119 (6%) | |
| 4… c6 | 32 (2%) | |
| 4… g6 | 28 (1%) |
Master games
45 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 42%, draw 9%, Black 49%). The strongest:
- GM Petro Golubka (2452) – GM Aleksandar Indjic (2607) 0-1 · Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 · 2021-03-06
- FM William Graif (2305) – GM Aryan Tari (2660) 0-1 · Titled Tue 15th Nov Late · 2022-11-15
- FM Evgeny Ermolaev (2289) – FM Adrian Musat (2387) 0-1 · Titled Tue 11th Aug · 2020-08-11
- IM Justin Sarkar (2290) – FM Mushini Ajay (2301) 1-0 · Titled Tue 19th Sep Early · 2023-09-19
- FM William Graif (2305) – FM Umut Ata Akbas (2274) 0-1 · Titled Tue 16th Aug Late · 2022-08-16
Search all games of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: von Popiel Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- VoinTeka (2581) – ElKlemerr (2685) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
- VoinTeka (2561) – maxiboks (2596) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 2s
- VoinTeka (2541) – dau_dokypumb (2585) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit (3. Nc3 Nf6) 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6
Continuations
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: von Popiel Gambit, Zilbermints Variation D00 · 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bf5 5. Bxf6 exf6 6. g4 Bg6 7. Qe2 Bb4 8. Qb5+
More Blackmar-Diemer Gambit lines (all)
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit (1… d5 2. e4) 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.