Blunderbase

Van Geet Opening

The Van Geet Opening starts 1. Nc3. The opening book names 32 variations of it, under ECO A00 to C31.

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All 32 Van Geet Opening variations

  • A00Battambang Variation1. a3 e5 2. Nc3
  • A00Billockus-Johansen Gambit1. Nc3 e5 2. Nf3 Bc5
  • A00Damhaug Gambit1. Nc3 d5 2. f4 e5
  • A00Dougherty Gambit1. Nc3 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. f3
  • A00Dunst-Perrenet Gambit1. Nc3 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. d3
  • A00Düsseldorf Gambit1. Nc3 c5 2. b4
  • A00Gladbacher Gambit1. Nc3 e5 2. b3 d5 3. e4 dxe4 4. d3
  • A00Hector Gambit1. Nc3 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Bc4
  • A00Hergert Gambit1. Nc3 d6 2. f4 e5 3. fxe5 Nc6
  • A00Hulsemann Gambit1. Nc3 e5 2. e3 d5 3. Qh5 Be6
  • A00Jendrossek Gambit1. Nc3 d5 2. f4 d4 3. Ne4 f5 4. Nf2 Nf6 5. Nf3 c5 6. b4
  • A00Kluever Gambit1. Nc3 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. d3
  • A00Laroche Gambit1. Nc3 b5
  • A00Liebig Gambit1. Nc3 e5 2. e3 d5 3. Qh5 Nf6
  • A00Melleby Gambit1. Nc3 d5 2. f4 d4 3. Ne4 c5
  • A00Myers Attack1. Nc3 g6 2. h4
  • A00Napoleon Attack1. Nc3 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4
  • A00Novosibirsk Variation1. Nc3 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qh4
  • A00Nowokunski Gambit1. Nc3 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. e4
  • A00Pfeiffer Gambit1. Nc3 d5 2. f4 d4 3. Ne4 e5
  • A00Pfeiffer Gambit, Sleipnir Countergambit1. Nc3 d5 2. f4 d4 3. Ne4 e5 4. Nf3
  • A00Reversed Nimzowitsch1. Nc3 e5
  • A00Reversed Scandinavian1. Nc3 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qa4
  • A00Sicilian Two Knights1. Nc3 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4
  • A00Sleipnir Gambit1. Nc3 d5 2. e3 e5 3. d4 Bb4
  • A00Twyble Attack1. Nc3 c5 2. Rb1
  • A00Tübingen Gambit1. Nc3 Nf6 2. g4
  • A00Venezolana Variation1. Nc3 d5 2. d3 Nf6 3. g3
  • A00Warsteiner Gambit1. Nc3 d5 2. f4 g5
  • B00Berlin Gambit1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. d5
  • B01Grünfeld Defense1. e4 d5 2. Nc3 dxe4 3. Nxe4 e5
  • C31Grünfeld Defense, Steiner Gambit1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4

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