Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Holwell Defense

1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 exf3 5.Nxf3 Qd6

ECO D00

The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted: Holwell Defense is a chess opening line in the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted complex, reached after 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 exf3 5.Nxf3 Qd6.

It is catalogued under code D00 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Qd6 is chosen by Black on move 5.

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