Tree path 4 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Blackmar-Diemer Gambit › Lemberger Countergambit › Lange Gambit
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- Queen's Pawn Game D00
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit D00
- Lemberger Countergambit D00
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Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Lemberger Countergambit, Lange Gambit
Overview
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Lemberger Countergambit, Lange Gambit 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 7 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nxe4.
The line refines Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Lemberger Countergambit, 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
- 7
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Statistics from Lichess
38,352 games · White 48.1% / Draw 4.7% / Black 47.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Qxd4 | 18,196 | |
| exd4 | 17,730 | |
| f5 | 823 | |
| Bf5 | 636 | |
| Nf6 | 404 | |
| Nc6 | 280 | |
| Bb4+ | 89 | |
| Qd5 | 50 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:41:16
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