A00
Van Geet Opening
1. Nc3
In the Van Geet Opening, aim to understand the plans and pawn structures, not just memorize the first moves.
The Van Geet Opening is a chess opening classified under ECO code A00. It is reached after the moves 1. Nc3: 1 move in, with Black to play.
Learn its typical plans and pawn structures rather than memorizing moves — that’s what holds up over the board.
33 named variations branch from this position; the list at the end of the page goes one move deeper into each.
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- Battambang Variation1. a3 e5 2. Nc3
- Billockus-Johansen Gambit1. Nc3 e5 2. Nf3 Bc5
- Damhaug Gambit1. Nc3 d5 2. f4 e5
- Dougherty Gambit1. Nc3 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. f3
- Dunst-Perrenet Gambit1. Nc3 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. d3
- Dusseldorf Gambit1. Nc3 c5 2. b4
- Gladbacher Gambit1. Nc3 e5 2. b3 d5 3. e4 dxe4 4. d3
- Hector Gambit1. Nc3 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Bc4
- Hergert Gambit1. Nc3 d6 2. f4 e5 3. fxe5 Nc6
- Hulsemann Gambit1. Nc3 e5 2. e3 d5 3. Qh5 Be6
- Jendrossek Gambit1. Nc3 d5 2. f4 d4 3. Ne4 f5 4. Nf2 Nf6 5. Nf3 c5 6. b4
- Kluever Gambit1. Nc3 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. d3
- Laroche Gambit1. Nc3 b5
- Liebig Gambit1. Nc3 e5 2. e3 d5 3. Qh5 Nf6
- Melleby Gambit1. Nc3 d5 2. f4 d4 3. Ne4 c5
- Myers Attack1. Nc3 g6 2. h4
- Napoleon Attack1. Nc3 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4
- Novosibirsk Variation1. Nc3 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qh4
- Nowokunski Gambit1. Nc3 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. e4
- Pfeiffer Gambit1. Nc3 d5 2. f4 d4 3. Ne4 e5
- Pfeiffer Gambit, Sleipnir Countergambit1. Nc3 d5 2. f4 d4 3. Ne4 e5 4. Nf3
- Reversed Nimzowitsch1. Nc3 e5
- Reversed Scandinavian1. Nc3 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qa4
- Sicilian Two Knights1. Nc3 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4
- Sleipnir Gambit1. Nc3 d5 2. e3 e5 3. d4 Bb4
- Twyble Attack1. Nc3 c5 2. Rb1
- Tubingen Gambit1. Nc3 Nf6 2. g4
- Venezolana Variation1. Nc3 d5 2. d3 Nf6 3. g3
- Warsteiner Gambit1. Nc3 d5 2. f4 g5
- Berlin Gambit1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. d5
- Gruenfeld Defense1. e4 d5 2. Nc3 dxe4 3. Nxe4 e5
- Grunfeld Defense1. e4 d5 2. Nc3 dxe4 3. Nxe4 e5
- Grunfeld Defense, Steiner Gambit1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4