ECO D00 · Blackmar-Diemer Gambit

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: von Popiel Gambit, Zilbermints Variation

1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bf5 5. Bxf6 exf6 6. g4 Bg6 7. Qe2 Bb4 8. Qb5+

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

8… Nc6−0.97

Black is clearly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: von Popiel Gambit, Zilbermints Variation (D00), reached after 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bf5 5. Bxf6 exf6 6. g4 Bg6 7. Qe2 Bb4 8. Qb5+, Stockfish 18 recommends 8… Nc6 for Black. Black is clearly better (−0.97).

Top engine moves

  1. −0.978… Nc6 9. Qxb7 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Ne7 11. h4 h5 12. gxh5 Rxh5 13. Ne2
  2. +2.578… Qd7 9. Qxb4 Nc6 10. Qc5 Qxd4 11. Qxd4 Nxd4 12. O-O-O Ne6 13. Be2
  3. +2.938… Nd7 9. Qxb4 a5 10. Qa3 h5 11. gxh5 Bxh5 12. Be2 f5 13. Bxh5

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: von Popiel Gambit, Zilbermints Variation?
After 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bf5 5. Bxf6 exf6 6. g4 Bg6 7. Qe2 Bb4 8. Qb5+, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 8… Nc6 for Black, continuing 9. Qxb7 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Ne7 11. h4 h5 12. gxh5 Rxh5 13. Ne2. Black is clearly better (−0.97). The next best moves are 8… Qd7 (+2.57) and 8… Nd7 (+2.93).
Is the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: von Popiel Gambit, Zilbermints Variation a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at −0.97: 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: von Popiel Gambit, Zilbermints 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+).