Blumenfeld Countergambit: Duz-Khotimirsky Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. Bg5
The Blumenfeld Countergambit: Duz-Khotimirsky Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO E10, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. Bg5. It is a line of the Blumenfeld Countergambit. 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 2 times by this move order. White won 50%, 50% were drawn and Black won 0%. The most popular continuation is 5… Bb7 (50% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.41 (Stockfish, depth 48; best line 5… exd5 6. cxd5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Qc2)
- ECO
- E10
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. Bg5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 2 | |
| All | 2 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… Bb7 | 1 (50%) | |
| 5… exd5 | 1 (50%) |
Master games
245 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 38%, draw 26%, Black 36%). The strongest:
- Obsidian dev-16.15 (3714) – Berserk 20250622 (3667) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 29 Premier 2026 · 2026-03-15
- Berserk 20250622 (3667) – Obsidian dev-16.15 (3714) 1-0 · TCEC 29 Premier 2026 · 2026-03-12
- GM Liren Ding (2799) – GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2765) 1/2-1/2 · chess.com Speed 2021 · 2021-11-09
- GM Abhijeet Gupta (2628) – GM Hikaru Nakamura (2736) 1-0 · Chess Super League 2021 · 2021-10-15
- GM Viktor Laznicka (2683) – GM Anton Filippov (2617) 1-0 · 40th Olympiad Open · 2012-08-30
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- blitzkolik (2332) – FM MaurusPrimo (2350) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- SicillianGanbit (2262) – brunatnymis (2125) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Blumenfeld Countergambit 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5
Continuations
- Blumenfeld Countergambit: Spielmann Variation E10 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. Bg5 exd5 6. cxd5 h6
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.