ECO D00 · Blackmar-Diemer Gambit

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Fritz Attack

1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Bc4

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

3… Nc6−0.78

Black is slightly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Fritz Attack (D00), reached after 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Bc4, Stockfish 18 recommends 3… Nc6 for Black. Black is slightly better (−0.78).

Top engine moves

  1. −0.783… Nc6 4. Ne2 Na5 5. Bb3 Nxb3 6. axb3 Nf6 7. O-O b6 8. c4
  2. −0.753… e6 4. Ne2 a6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. a4 Nf6 8. axb5
  3. −0.743… Nf6 4. Ne2 Nc6 5. O-O Na5 6. Bb3 Nxb3 7. axb3 b6 8. c4

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Fritz Attack?
After 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Bc4, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 3… Nc6 for Black, continuing 4. Ne2 Na5 5. Bb3 Nxb3 6. axb3 Nf6 7. O-O b6 8. c4. Black is slightly better (−0.78). The next best moves are 3… e6 (−0.75) and 3… Nf6 (−0.74).
Is the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Fritz Attack a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at −0.78: black is slightly 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: Fritz 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+).