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Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Declined: Elbert Countergambit
Overview
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Declined: Elbert Countergambit 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 8 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 e5.
The line refines Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, 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
- 8
- Parent
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit
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Statistics from Lichess
67,997 games · White 48.4% / Draw 5.0% / Black 46.6%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| dxe5 | 28,213 | |
| d5 | 25,598 | |
| fxe4 | 5,753 | |
| Be3 | 2,968 | |
| Bg5 | 2,351 | |
| Nxe4 | 2,245 | |
| Bc4 | 276 | |
| Nge2 | 227 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:54:24
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