Tree path 5 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Blackmar-Diemer Gambit › Blackmar-Diemer Gambit › Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted › Holwell Defense
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- Queen's Pawn Game D00
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Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Holwell Defense
Overview
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Holwell Defense belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO D00, Closed & Semi-Closed Games). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.
The Closed & Semi-Closed Games group covers closed and semi-closed games — 1.d4 systems characterised by long strategic manoeuvring rather than early tactics.
The line arises from 10 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 Qd6.
The line refines Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted, which traces back to the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- D00
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 10
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Statistics from Lichess
637 games · White 50.9% / Draw 3.6% / Black 45.5%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bc4 | 271 | |
| Bd3 | 140 | |
| Nb5 | 71 | |
| Be2 | 59 | |
| Bb5+ | 29 | |
| Be3 | 22 | |
| Bg5 | 17 | |
| g3 | 11 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:19:49
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