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Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted

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Overview

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO D00 in the Closed & Semi-Closed Games group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.

The Closed & Semi-Closed Games group covers closed and semi-closed games — 1.d4 systems characterised by long strategic manoeuvring rather than early tactics.

It begins with 8 plies and takes 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 to reach the canonical position.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, part of the broader Queen's Pawn Game system.

11 distinct sub-variations branch from this opening; prominent examples include Bogoljubow Defense, Euwe Defense, Gunderam Defense, and others.

Together the deeper variations number 20 across the full subtree.

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ECO code
D00
Group
Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
Plies
8
Parent
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit
Direct variations
11
Total in subtree
20

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Variations (11)

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