Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: von Popiel Gambit

1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5

ECO D00

The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: von Popiel Gambit is a chess opening line in the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit complex, reached after 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5.

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

The defining move Bg5 is chosen by White on move 4.

One named continuation branches from this position: the Zilbermints Variation.

The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: von Popiel Gambit is a line of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit. The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit is a chess opening that begins 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3. Read the complete Blackmar-Diemer Gambit guide: what it is, how to reach it, its main variations, how to play against it, and its history.

Named variations

• Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: von Popiel Gambit, Zilbermints Variation — ECO D00

More ECO D00 openings

• Amazon Attack — 1.d4
• Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted — 1.d4
• Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Declined: Brombacher Countergambit — 1.d4
• Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Declined: Elbert Countergambit — 1.d4
• Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Declined: Gedult Defense — 1.d4
• Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Declined: Lamb Defense — 1.d4

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