Blackmar diemer gambit is one of the hottest gambits in chess. White will attempt to develop quickly, and use the pressure on the semiopen e andf files to put black under attack. Although many top gms find this to be unsound, many club level players have great success with it and if you are a very aggressive player i recommend. But this wont be an issue for the average blackmar diemer player i guess. Black needs to be ready, or whites attack may prove quite strong. And you can imagine the situation when you castled and your opponents king is still in the center. For the last few months ive been working on a new book on the blackmar diemer gambit.
Here are 62 critical positions that allow white to regain not only the pawn but the game as well. Ive been trying to play some gambits lately to get better at attacking and tactics, but i found that there were too many ways for my opponents to respond to 1. Start this redirect does not require a rating on the projects quality scale. Do you have any questions, comments or suggestions. Search the chess games database, download games, view frequent practitioners and browse the opening explorer. Play the blackmardiemer gambit and mate will come by itself. The blackmardiemer gambit is one of the most ambitious attempts for white to gain a developmental advantage. The blackmardiemer gambit is not regarded as particularly sound, and is rarely seen at. The blackmardiemer gambit is an exciting pawn sacrifice to make in the opening. You wont see the bdg at dortmund, morelialinares or any of the elite tournaments, but it. Some experts have questioned its objective soundness but theres no doubting its. I defended the black pieces and my opponent wanted to play something aggressive. The blackmar diemer gambit arose as a development of the earlier blackmar gambit, named after armand blackmara relatively littleknown new orleans player of the late 19th century who popularized its characteristic moves 1. I have a new chess student who likes risky openings.
Blackmardiemer gambit gary lane argued in that white has serious problems proving enough compensation for the sacrificed pawns after mark all topics as read. One of the few gambits available in the d4 d5 openings, the blackmardiemer offers attacking play to white in exchange for a position which is theoretically better for black. Dont forget to sign up in the box below ill send you a free move by move guide to chess thinking and. White sacrifices a pawn in return for a strong initiative which tests blacks defensive capabilities to the limit. Then enter the intriguing world of the blackmardiemer gambit. E j diemer vs schuppler, 1937 d00 queens pawn game, 26 moves, 10. Statistically, it performs quite well especially if you consult the. Blackmardiemer gambits by ray from bristol compiled by raydelcolle. Although incredibly popular at club level, its hardly ever seen in international tournaments and the odd time it does appear, the results are usually disastrous for white. You can browse our entire chess database from this line, move by move. Blackmar is from armand edward blackmar 18261888 while diemer is from emil josef diemer 19081990 2. The blackmardiemer gambit is a dangerous attacking opening which has amassed a cult following a loyal band of supporters like no other in chess. Blacks most critical response to the blackmardiemer gambit is wikipedia articles may also include quotations, images, or other media under the u. To convince an adherent of the bdg that it is unsound, is like trying to convince a child that there is no santa claus.
She said they haven t seen the phone yet and haven t even had training on it yet. Doctor has once advised diemer not to play chess because it has cause too much of a strain for diemers nerves 3. In an article about the blackmardiemer gambit which was published in new in chess yearbook more than 10 years ago i wrote. Christoph scheerer sample pages pdf the blackmardiemer gambit 1. Rb continuing our gambit series, we come to the controversial blackmar diemer. Since at least last fall uscf has made chess life available in pdf. Affectionately called the bdg by enthusiasts, and named for armand edward blackmar and the notorious emil josef diemer, the blackmardiemer gambit is a slightly dubious, highly transpositional, and unusually popular in certain circles gambit in chess that supposedly begins with the book moves 1. My adventures with the blackmardiemer gambit introduction if you havent met this spendid opening before, do check out tom pursers bdg world magazine for games, variations, stories and a chance to meet the characters of the bdg community. Clicking the slider a second time opens the finder window again, but this time with the hidden files removed. White can play e4 immediately, or can delay it a move or two. This redirect is within the scope of wikiproject chess, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of chess on wikipedia. Critical lines of the blackmardiemer gambit part 4. Nxe4 dxe4, the exchange of a set of pieces may diminish whites attacking prospects, although the black pawn on e4 could be vulnerable. Attack with the blackmar diemer tackles the playability of the opening on several levels.
Chesspub forum antidotes to the blackmardiemer gambit. Blackmardiemer gambit 3 part series internet chess club. How to play the blackmardiemer gambit accepted chess bdg by tim sawyer 5. As far as i can tell, the last bdg published there was in the may 2008 issue in alex dunnes correspondence chess column, 1997 and 1999 golden knights champions crowned. Black has no central foothold but whites centre is loose and may be undermined. Blackmardiemer games 2 covers the gambit declined in five chapters each with 10 sections. If you dont have a blackmar diemer gambit account, you can still use the app to save dictated audio files, though in that case theres no real advantage to using blackmar diemer gambit over the native voice memos app.
E j diemer vs toth, 1948 d00 queens pawn game, 11 moves, 10. Nxf3 g6 sees black opt for a kingside fianchetto with the aim of counterattacking in the centre and on the queenside, often with a. Low this redirect has been rated as lowimportance on the. Today id like to share a game when both players rushed out to attack the enemy kings bust as usual, the blackmar diemer side prevails. Multitasking, start up of the app, fluency and smoothness all work like they really should. White sacrifice pawn and in return he gets 3,4 free move. Nc6 mikkel jorgensen vs h k edwardsson, 2001 d00 queens pawn game, 23 moves, 10. This morning i did a search through those back issues for blackmardiemer games. Now the exciting blackmardiemer gambit is brought uptotheminute in this incredible volume, featuring the latest in computerguided analysis with unexpected results.
Diemer was once expect he would win a nobel prize for his investigations on nostradamus. This gambit is sort of a rodney dangerfield of chess openings, it just doesnt get any respect. Add the chess puzzle of the day application to your. I prepared this line once for use as black, against a master who was known to spring the blackmar diemer gambit on unsuspecting opponents from time to time. Now there is a slight difference between aggressive and correct. E j diemer vs h halosar, 1934 d00 queens pawn game, 10 moves, 10.
From the second move white looks to give away his kings pawn. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. And since german works about the blackmardiemer gambit have always been highly regarded, i find it reason enough to shine a light on the current status of the vienna defence. This is the situation where you must win because if your opponent castles then all your advantages will vanish. White obtains a tempo and a halfopen ffile in return for a pawn, and as with. What are the ideas behind the blackmardiemer gambit. This is the second of the four blackmardiemer gambit volumes intended to replace the old bdg keybooks. The defence itself arises after 1 d4 d5 2 e4 dxe4 3 nc3 nf6 4 f3 bf5. The blackmar diemer gambit is one of the most aggressive lines that white can play as it gives up his kings pawn as early as the 2nd move in.
We conducted an exercise where we played the first 4 or 5 moves to see which openings come naturally to him. I can assure you that i was very critical while writing this book. Is there an accepted refutation of the blackmardiemer gambit, 1. Blackmar diemer gambit d00 a marginally playable line which seems to have acquired and continues to acquire a dedicated and unshakeable following. The blackmardiemer gambit or bdg is a chess opening characterized by the moves. Each diagram highlights the position before the winning move. Bg6 fails to just to be different, but without immediate threats. Gm eric prie on the blackmar diemer gambit d00 chess publishing. The blackmardiemer gambit is a white gambit opening in the queen pawn openings. The opening is named for blackmar, who described the gambit 1. White obtains a tempo and a halfopen ffile in return for a pawn, and as with most gambits, white aims to achieve rapid development and active posting of his pieces in order to rapidly build up an attack. Unlike lane whose chapters about the ziegler and the lemberger are a case for the scrapheap and sawyer who sometimes loves to dismiss critical lines with an uncommented, irrelevant white win in some icc blitz game i did refute a few lines so far thought to be playable.