Blackmar-Diemer Gambit

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Thematic Tournament

In 1996 Douglas R. Smith from Gloucester CC (GB) organized a Blackmar-Diemer Thematic Tournament. The obligatory moves were: 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3. It was played by e-mail, 10 moves in 30 days. At this moment not all games have been finished. Here are some of the games:
[Site "cr BDG thematic"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[White "Ee,Alwin van"]
[Black "Sawyer,Tim"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nxe4 exd4 5. Bb5+ c6 6. Qe2 Be7 7. Bc4 Bf5 8. Nf3 b5 9. Bb3 Nf6 10. Nxf6+ gxf6 11. O-O d3

12. Ne5 fxe5 13. Qxe5 O-O 14. Bh6 Bf6 15. Qxf5 Bg7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Rad1 Qf6 18. Qxf6+ Kxf6 19. Rxd3 a5 20. a4 Ra7 21. Rfd1 Re7 22. g3 Rfe8 23. Kg2 Kg7 24. Rd6 Re4 25. axb5 a4 26. Ba2 cxb5 27. Rd8 b4 28. Rxe8 Rxe8 29. Rd4 Nc6 30. Rg4+ Kf8 31. Rf4 1-0

[Site "cr BDG thematic"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[White "Smith,Douglas R."]
[Black "Sawyer,Tim"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nxe4 exd4 5. Bb5+ c6 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Ng5 Bb4+ 8. c3 Qe7+ 9. Kf1 dxc3 10. Bxf7+ Kf8 11. bxc3 Ba5 12. Qb3 h6 13. Ba3 c5 14. Re1 Qc7 15. Ne6+ Bxe6 16. Bxe6 Nbd7 17. Nf3 g5 18. Nd4 Re8 19. Bxd7 Rxe1+ 20. Kxe1 Qe5+ 21. Kd1 Nxd7 22. Re1 1-0

Some quick victories:

[Site "cr BDG thematic"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[White "Ragatz,Daniel Martin"]
[Black "Ee,Alwin van"]
[Result "0-1"]

1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 c6 5. fxe4 e5 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 exd4 8. Nce2 Bc5 9. Nh3 O-O 10. Bf4 Ne3 11. Qd3 Bb4+ 12. c3 dxc3 13. Nxc3 Nxg2+ 0-1
[Site "cr BDG thematic"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[White "Ee,Alwin van"]
[Black "Goan,Tim (West Virginia)"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qe1 Nc6 9. Qh4 Bg4 10. Be3 Bxf3 11. Rxf3 Nb4 12. Bb3 Nbd5 13. Bg5 c6 14. Raf1 Qd7 15. Ne2 h5 16. h3 b5 17. c3 Rae8 18. Nc1 a5 19. Nd3 a4 20. Bc2 Nh7 21. Ne5 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Nxg5 23. Qxg5 Kg7 24. Rxf7+ 1-0

The Australian David Flude maintains a special page about the BDG
Check also John Mongle about the BDG.
Jyrki Heikkinen, a gambiteer from Finland, is connaisseur of the Diemer-Duhm-Gambiet, 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.c4!?
Some other chess links
Gloucester - Utrecht Town Match
To home page SC Utrecht