Blumenfeld Countergambit Accepted
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. dxe6 fxe6 6. cxb5 d5
The Blumenfeld Countergambit Accepted is a chess opening classified as ECO E10, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. dxe6 fxe6 6. cxb5 d5. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 34 times by this move order. White won 47%, 0% were drawn and Black won 53%. The most popular continuation is 7. e3 (38% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.70 (Stockfish, depth 55; best line 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. e4 d4 9. Nb1 Bb7)
- ECO
- E10
- Moves
- 12 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. dxe6 fxe6 6. cxb5 d5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 2 | |
| 2000+ | 32 | |
| All | 34 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7. e3 | 13 (38%) | |
| 7. Nc3 | 8 (24%) | |
| 7. g3 | 6 (18%) | |
| 7. Bg5 | 4 (12%) | |
| 7. a4 | 3 (9%) |
Master games
396 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 41%, draw 18%, Black 41%). The strongest:
- Reckless 0.10.0-dev-9057bc13 (3749) – Stoofvlees II d9 (3541) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 29 Gambit Bonus 2026 · 2026-05-28
- GM Liren Ding (2799) – GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2765) 0-1 · chess.com Speed 2021 · 2021-11-09
- GM Liren Ding (2799) – GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2765) 1/2-1/2 · chess.com Speed 2021 · 2021-11-09
- GM Anish Giri (2776) – GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2782) 1-0 · GCT Blitz Croatia 2021 · 2021-07-11
- GM Santosh Gujrathi Vidit (2739) – GM Erigaisi Arjun (2799) 1-0 · Tata Steel India Blitz · 2024-11-17
Search all games of the Blumenfeld Countergambit Accepted and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- GM CXCX83 (2641) – Kingkennytv (2652) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- Severus-Snape-1960 (2614) – Kingkennytv (2664) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- Akula_Krakula (2613) – land12345 (2602) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Blumenfeld Countergambit 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5
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.