Caissa Codex
D00

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense, Studier Attack

Chess diagram: Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense, Studier Attack after 8. Qe1

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Statistics from Lichess

14,295 games: White 51.6% / Draw 4.4% / Black 44.0%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 30, 2026

Engine evaluation

−1.25 Black is better

Best play: 8... Nc6 9. Be3 Bf5 10. Rd1 Nb4 11. Qe2 Nxc2 12. Bf2 Ng4 13. h3

Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.

Overview

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense, Studier Attack (ECO D00, Closed & Semi-Closed Games) is a gambit in the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qe1 (8 moves).

In 14,295 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 51.6%, Black 44.0% and 4.4% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 8…Nc6, in 24% of those games.

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How to play against the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense, Studier Attack

8…c5 scores best for Black: 55.3%, with Black winning 52.8% and White 42.1% of 1,080 games. The most played, 8…Nc6, scores 50.5% in 3,478 games, and 8…e6 scores lowest: 36.0%. Stockfish's first choice is 8…Nc6.

Main answers: those played in at least 5% of these games. Score: Black's wins plus half the draws, in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500. How to play against other popular openings

Other lines from the same position

Instead of 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qe1, the position after Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense, Studier Attack (D00)”. Lichess data as of 30 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/blackmar-diemer-gambit-accepted-bogoljubow-defense-studier-attack

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