Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted · D00
Bogoljubow Defense, Mad Dog Attack
1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. h4
Black keeps the extra pawn; White plays for time, open lines, and initiative - the classic gambit trade. Black's kingside bishop takes the long diagonal.
The first 4 moves, explained
- 1. d4 Stakes a claim in the centre, controlling e5, and frees the bishop and queen.
- 1... d5 Stakes a claim in the centre, controlling e4, and frees the bishop and queen.
- 2. e4 Stakes a claim in the centre, controlling d5, and frees the bishop and queen. The pawn is genuinely on offer - this is the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: development and initiative over material.
- 2... dxe4 Takes the pawn on e4, toward the centre and opens the d-file for the queen.
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Where this fits
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