Van Geet Opening

Van Geet Opening is a chess opening with the ECO code A00. It goes 1. Nc3. White opens with 1. Nc3 (the Dunst/Van Geet knight move). After 1 move it is Black to move. The lesson on the board explains every move of the line and lets you play it yourself; it is free.

The moves

• 1. Nc3 – White plays the knight to c3

About the Van Geet Opening

White starts with 1.Nc3, an offbeat but sound move. It develops a knight and can later turn into a Vienna, a Pirc-like or a d4 game.

• The knight controls e4 and d5; White often follows with e4.
• It blocks the c-pawn, so plans with c4 are harder.
• Black can take the centre with ...d5 and ...e5; White plays for surprise.

Related openings

• Continues with: Van Geet Opening: Damhaug Gambit – adds 1... d5 2. f4 e5
• Continues with: Van Geet Opening: Dougherty Gambit – adds 1... d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. f3
• Continues with: Van Geet Opening: Dunst-Perrenet Gambit – adds 1... d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. d3
• Continues with: Van Geet Opening: Düsseldorf Gambit – adds 1... c5 2. b4
• Continues with: Van Geet Opening: Hector Gambit – adds 1... d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Bc4
• Continues with: Van Geet Opening: Hergert Gambit – adds 1... d6 2. f4 e5 3. fxe5
• Continues with: Van Geet Opening: Jendrossek Gambit – adds 1... d5 2. f4 d4 3. Ne4
• Continues with: Van Geet Opening: Kluever Gambit – adds 1... f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. d3
• Related line: Van Geet Opening: Battambang Variation (1. a3 e5 2. Nc3)
• Related line: Van Geet Opening: Billockus-Johansen Gambit (1. Nc3 e5 2. Nf3 Bc5)
• Related line: Van Geet Opening: Damhaug Gambit (1. Nc3 d5 2. f4 e5)
• Related line: Van Geet Opening: Dougherty Gambit (1. Nc3 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. f3)
• Related line: Van Geet Opening: Dunst-Perrenet Gambit (1. Nc3 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. d3)
• Related line: Van Geet Opening: Düsseldorf Gambit (1. Nc3 c5 2. b4)

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