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Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Blackmar Gambit
Overview
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Blackmar Gambit is a gambit, classified under ECO code D00 within the Closed & Semi-Closed Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.
The Closed & Semi-Closed Games group covers closed and semi-closed games — 1.d4 systems characterised by long strategic manoeuvring rather than early tactics.
It is reached after 5 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. f3.
It is a variation of Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- D00
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 5
- Parent
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit
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Statistics from Lichess
1,185,902 games · White 50.8% / Draw 3.6% / Black 45.6%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| exf3 | 881,624 | |
| Nf6 | 150,454 | |
| e5 | 48,093 | |
| e3 | 21,400 | |
| Bf5 | 21,283 | |
| Nc6 | 20,124 | |
| e6 | 17,813 | |
| f5 | 8,880 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:13:37
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