Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Zeller Defense, Soller Attack
1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Bf5 4. f3 Nf6 5. Bc4
The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Zeller Defense, Soller Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO D00, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Bf5 4. f3 Nf6 5. Bc4. 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 6 times by this move order. White won 17%, 0% were drawn and Black won 83%. The most popular continuation is 5… e6 (67% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.84 (Stockfish, depth 55; best line 5… e6 6. fxe4 Nxe4 7. Nxe4 Bxe4 8. Nf3)
- ECO
- D00
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Bf5 4. f3 Nf6 5. Bc4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 4 | |
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 6 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… e6 | 4 (67%) | |
| 5… h6 | 1 (17%) | |
| 5… Nc6 | 1 (17%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- SKhedira28 (2339) – Talpa21 (2114) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- uejd (1804) – Cleon_M (1806) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 600 + 0s
- Yan_ko (1680) – tnrzk13 (1593) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Zeller Defense 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Bf5
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 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
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.