ECO D00 · Blackmar-Diemer Gambit

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Zeller Defense, Soller Attack

1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Bf5 4. f3 Nf6 5. Bc4

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

5… e6−0.97

Black is clearly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Zeller Defense, Soller Attack (D00), reached after 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Bf5 4. f3 Nf6 5. Bc4, Stockfish 18 recommends 5… e6 for Black. Black is clearly better (−0.97).

Top engine moves

  1. −0.975… e6 6. fxe4 Nxe4 7. Nxe4 Bxe4 8. Qe2 Bd5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. O-O
  2. −0.965… Nc6 6. fxe4 Nxe4 7. Nf3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 e6 9. O-O h6 10. Qe2
  3. −0.605… exf3 6. Qxf3 e6 7. Qxb7 Nbd7 8. Bb3 Bd6 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Qa6

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Zeller Defense, Soller Attack?
After 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Bf5 4. f3 Nf6 5. Bc4, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 5… e6 for Black, continuing 6. fxe4 Nxe4 7. Nxe4 Bxe4 8. Qe2 Bd5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. O-O. Black is clearly better (−0.97). The next best moves are 5… Nc6 (−0.96) and 5… exf3 (−0.60).
Is the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Zeller Defense, Soller Attack 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: Zeller Defense, Soller 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+).