Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense, Mad Dog Attack
1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. h4
7… Nc6−1.22
Black is clearly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense, Mad Dog Attack (D00), reached after 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. h4, Stockfish 18 recommends 7… Nc6 for Black. Black is clearly better (−1.22).
Top engine moves
- −1.227… Nc6 8. Be3 O-O 9. Qd2 e5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Ng4 12. h5
- −1.177… O-O 8. Bg5 c5 9. dxc5 Qa5 10. Qe2 Bg4 11. O-O-O Qxc5 12. Bxf6
- −0.927… c5 8. h5 O-O 9. h6 Bh8 10. dxc5 Qxd1+ 11. Nxd1 Nbd7 12. Be3
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense, Mad Dog Attack?
After 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. h4, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 7… Nc6 for Black, continuing 8. Be3 O-O 9. Qd2 e5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Ng4 12. h5. Black is clearly better (−1.22). The next best moves are 7… O-O (−1.17) and 7… c5 (−0.92).
Is the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense, Mad Dog Attack a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at −1.22: black is clearly better. Evaluations this early in the game are small, so practical results depend far more on knowing the plans and typical structures than on the engine's number.
What is the ECO code of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense, Mad Dog Attack?
D00. ECO codes classify chess openings from A00 to E99; D is the volume for closed and semi-closed games.
Opening names from the Lichess opening book (CC0). Pieces by Colin M.L. Burnett (GPLv2+).