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Van Geet Opening: Grünfeld Defense, Steiner Gambit

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1.e4e52.f4d53.Nc3dxe44.Nxe4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Van Geet Opening: Grünfeld Defense, Steiner Gambit71k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
63%44k51%
11%7.5k53%
8.7%6.1k55%
8%5.7k50%
5.1%3.6k44%
2.6%1.8k43%
0.7%47048%
0.3%23950%
0.2%15527%
0.2%13440%
Famous games in this line1 master games
Svatos, Jan (2320) – Fuksik, Jakub (2210)19930–1
Family
Van Geet Opening
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C31
Line
1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4
Gambit
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