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The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit

The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit

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Originally posted by chesskid001
Recently, in my preparation for the World Open next week, I've been preparing the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit 1.d4 d5 2.e4!? (or perhaps ?!) dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3

It's fairly difficult to find some literature on this- a check of Amazon shows a forthcoming book to be published in September, some out of print titles, and a "keybook" by an author I've never hea ...[text shortened]... Do any of you know any good books, or instructive websites, that could help me out? Thanks
Here ya go.

http://www.zimbeckchess.com/chess_site_002.htm

In my opinion it's terrible, the gambit that is, but that's because I've studied it. [Don't mean to deter you from playing it.]

A few of my games:
Game 5454036
Game 4080936
Game 5454317

If you are to play the BDG, check out the lines with Bd3 instead of Bc4 also, some of the lines involving the Kside pawn pushes, of course there are many ideas...

I will be at the World Open also, not in your class in regular rating - and I am preparing too. :-)