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    Chess Openings

    Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Euwe Defense, Zilbermints Gambit

    1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 exf3 5.Nxf3 e6 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.O-O Nxd4 9.Kh1 · ECO D00

    Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Euwe Defense, Zilbermints Gambit position after 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 exf3 5.Nxf3 e6 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.O-O Nxd4 9.Kh1. White: bishop on g5, knight on c3, bishop on d3, knight on f3, pawn on a2, pawn on b2, pawn on c2, pawn on g2, pawn on h2, rook on a1, queen on d1, rook on f1, king on h1. Black: rook on a8, bishop on c8, queen on d8, king on e8, rook on h8, pawn on a7, pawn on b7, pawn on c7, bishop on e7, pawn on f7, pawn on g7, pawn on h7, pawn on e6, knight on f6, knight on d4.

    Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Euwe Defense, Zilbermints Gambit is a chess opening that arises after 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 exf3 5.Nxf3 e6 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.O-O Nxd4 9.Kh1. It is classified D00 in the ECO system, and the position after these moves has black to move.

    This line is a variation within the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted family. The strategic ideas above describe the family as a whole; this particular line reaches them by the move order 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 exf3 5.Nxf3 e6 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.O-O Nxd4 9.Kh1.

    Frequently asked questions

    What is the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Euwe Defense, Zilbermints Gambit?
    The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Euwe Defense, Zilbermints Gambit is a chess opening that arises after 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 exf3 5.Nxf3 e6 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.O-O Nxd4 9.Kh1. It is classified D00 in the ECO system.
    What are the moves of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Euwe Defense, Zilbermints Gambit?
    1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 exf3 5.Nxf3 e6 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.O-O Nxd4 9.Kh1. After these moves it is black to move.