The infamous Blackmar-Diemer Gambit is one of the most divisive openings in chess.Revealed on many databases as White's best-scoring 1. d4 try, the BDG has achieved a cult-like status among its proponents.
Expose the weaknesses of the BDG
BDG aficionados arrive at the board booked-up to the hilt and see
1. d4, d5 2. e4!? or
1. e4, d5 2. d4!? as their irresistible secret weapon. Yet, most theoreticians think the gambit is unsound.
There is one point that everyone agrees on though: facing the Blackmar-Diemer in live play is extremely hazardous for the unprepared. You
need to know what to do, or you're sunk.
In this course, Chessable author IndrekR meticulously outlines exactly how to turn the tables on this nasty gambit.
He tackles all of White's tricky sidelines as well as the dangerous mainline. You will learn how to:
✔️ get an advantage against Blackmar's 3. f3?!;
✔️ get good play against the Gedult, 4. Bc4 and von Popiel, 4. Bg5;
✔️ combat the Diemer, 4. f3, in three different ways, ranging from a safe & low-theory option to two different combative and critical options.
As a Black 1...d5 or Scandinavian player you really should have a nagging feeling in the back of your mind: "Do I really know what do against a booked-up BDG fan?"
Train Beating the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit and the answer will be an emphatic "YES!".
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Blackmar-Diemer for Blitz
