Blackmar-Diemer Gambit

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit is a chess opening with the ECO code D00. It goes 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6. White opens with 1. d4 (the queen's pawn) and Black answers 1... d5. After 6 moves it is White to move. After the last move Black is a pawn ahead in material. The lesson on the board explains every move of the line and lets you play it yourself; it is free.

The moves

About the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit

White plays 1.d4 d5 2.e4, offering a pawn for quick development and attack. It is a sharp, risky gambit loved by club players.

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