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Van Geet Opening: Napoleon Attack

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1.Nc3e52.Nf3Nc63.d4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Van Geet Opening: Napoleon Attack250k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
75%188k42%
13%32k41%
4.3%11k38%
2.1%5.3k43%
1.7%4.3k39%
1.1%2.7k40%
0.8%2.1k35%
0.6%1.4k39%
0.4%99636%
0.4%92037%
Famous games in this line222 master games
Ivanchuk, Vassily (2740) – Anand, Viswanathan (2770)19980–1Firouzja, Alireza (2744) – Vidit, S. (2720)20240–1Vitiugov, Nikita (2722) – Wang, Hao (2724)20100–1Andreikin, D. (2720) – Kryvoruchko, Y. (2710)20151–0Lu Shanglei (2607) – Wang Yue (2737)2016½–½Andreikin, D. (2720) – Bachmann, Ax (2593)20151–0Andreikin, D. (2720) – Mozharov, M. (2573)20151–0Khusnutdinov, R. (2470) – Mamedyarov, S. (2817)20180–1
Heroes of this opening Andreikin, D. · Anand, Viswanathan · Vidit, S. · Wang, Hao
Family
Van Geet Opening
Category
Flank
First move
Other
ECO
A00
Line
1. Nc3 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4
Aggressive
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