Van Geet Opening: Hergert Gambit is a chess opening with the ECO code A00, part of the Van Geet Opening family. It goes 1. Nc3 d6 2. f4 e5 3. fxe5 Nc6. White opens with 1. Nc3 (the Dunst/Van Geet knight move) and Black answers 1... d6. After 6 moves it is White to move. After the last move White is a pawn ahead in material. 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
1... d6 – Black plays the pawn to d6
2. f4 – White plays the pawn to f4
2... e5 – Black plays the pawn to e5
3. fxe5 – White captures on e5 with the f-pawn
3... Nc6 – Black plays the knight to c6
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.
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