Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...d5/2. e4

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Blackmar-Diemer Gambit (BDG)
a b c d e f g h
8 a8 b8 c8 d8 e8 f8 g8 h8 8
7 a7 b7 c7 d7 e7 f7 g7 h7 7
6 a6 b6 c6 d6 e6 f6 g6 h6 6
5 a5 b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 h5 5
4 a4 b4 c4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4 4
3 a3 b3 c3 d3 e3 f3 g3 h3 3
2 a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 g2 h2 2
1 a1 b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 h1 1
a b c d e f g h

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[edit] Closed Game 2. e4

[edit] 2. e4

White offers the e4 pawn, in return for the pawn White gets much open play.
  • dxe4 acceptance of the pawn is the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit.
Black has three ways to decline the gambit.
  • e6 the French Defence
  • c6 gives a Caro-Kann Defence
  • Nc6 the Nimzovitch Defence

[edit] Theory table

For explanation of theory tables see theory table and for notation see algebraic notation..

1. d4 d5 2. e4

2 3
...
dxe4
Nc3
e5
=
French Defence
(by transposition)
...
e6
=
Caro-Kann Defence
(by transposition)
...
c6
=

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[edit] References

  • Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.
  • Modern Chess Openings: MCO-14. 1999. Nick de Firmian, Walter Korn. ISBN 0-8129-3084-3.
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