ECO D00 · Blackmar-Diemer Gambit

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: von Popiel Gambit

1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5

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

4… Bf5−0.48

Black is slightly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: von Popiel Gambit (D00), reached after 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5, Stockfish 18 recommends 4… Bf5 for Black. Black is slightly better (−0.48).

Top engine moves

  1. −0.484… Bf5 5. Bxf6 exf6 6. Qe2 c5 7. d5 Bd6 8. Nxe4 O-O 9. Nxd6
  2. −0.454… c6 5. Nge2 h6 6. Bxf6 exf6 7. Nxe4 f5 8. N4c3 g6 9. g3
  3. −0.404… g6 5. Qd2 Bg7 6. O-O-O c6 7. f3 exf3 8. Nxf3 Bg4 9. Kb1

Variations

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: von Popiel Gambit?
After 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 4… Bf5 for Black, continuing 5. Bxf6 exf6 6. Qe2 c5 7. d5 Bd6 8. Nxe4 O-O 9. Nxd6. Black is slightly better (−0.48). The next best moves are 4… c6 (−0.45) and 4… g6 (−0.40).
Is the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: von Popiel Gambit a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at −0.48: 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: von Popiel Gambit?
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+).