Blackmar-Diemer Gambit · D00

Main line, through 2. e4

1. d4 d5 2. e4

In the centre, White holds d4 and e4 while Black holds d5.

The first 3 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.

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