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Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Rasa-Studier Gambit

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Overview

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Rasa-Studier Gambit is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO D00 in the Closed & Semi-Closed Games group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.

The Closed & Semi-Closed Games group covers closed and semi-closed games — 1.d4 systems characterised by long strategic manoeuvring rather than early tactics.

Play reaches this position via 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Be3, after 7 plies of opening development.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, part of the broader Queen's Pawn Game system.

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ECO code
D00
Group
Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
Plies
7
Parent
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit

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Statistics from Lichess

81,555 games · White 46.5% / Draw 3.9% / Black 49.6%

MovesGamesW / D / B
Bf522,062
e622,011
Bg410,929
Nc68,856
c66,009
g63,557
e52,546
b61,619

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:41:29

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