ECO D00 · Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Teichmann Defense, Classical Variation

1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 c6 8. Be3

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Black to move. The arrow shows Stockfish’s best move.
Best move

8… e6−0.15

The position is roughly equal. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Teichmann Defense, Classical Variation (D00), reached after 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 c6 8. Be3, Stockfish 18 recommends 8… e6 for Black. The position is roughly equal (−0.15).

Top engine moves

  1. −0.158… e6 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. a3 Qa5 11. O-O Be7 12. Ne4 Qc7 13. Kh1
  2. −0.068… Nbd7 9. O-O-O e6 10. Kb1 Bb4 11. Bc1 Qa5 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4
  3. +0.158… g6 9. O-O-O Bg7 10. Bc4 Nbd7 11. Bb3 e6 12. Kb1 Nd5 13. Ne4

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Teichmann Defense, Classical Variation?
After 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 c6 8. Be3, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 8… e6 for Black, continuing 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. a3 Qa5 11. O-O Be7 12. Ne4 Qc7 13. Kh1. The position is roughly equal (−0.15). The next best moves are 8… Nbd7 (−0.06) and 8… g6 (+0.15).
Is the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Teichmann Defense, Classical Variation a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at −0.15: the position is roughly equal. 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: Teichmann Defense, Classical Variation?
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+).