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Van Geet Opening: Reversed Nimzowitsch

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1.Nc3e5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Van Geet Opening: Reversed Nimzowitsch1.8M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
Vienna Game40%703k53%
29%508k56%
13%232k54%
5.1%89k50%
3.7%65k49%
3.6%63k51%
1.4%24k51%
Bird Opening: From's Gambit, Bahr Gambit1.3%23k53%
Van Geet Opening: Battambang Variation1.1%20k53%
0.3%5.9k46%
Famous games in this line312 master games
Mamedyarov, S. (2801) – Giri, A. (2782)2018½–½Ivanchuk, 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)20151–0Nepomniachtchi, I. (2719) – Kazhgaleyev, M. (2582)20161–0
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
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Van Geet Opening: Billockus-Johansen Gambit2.Nf3 Bc5Van Geet Opening: Napoleon Attack2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4Van Geet Opening: Nowokunski Gambit2.f4 exf4 3.e4Van Geet Opening: Liebig Gambit2.e3 d5 3.Qh5 Nf6
Nearby lines in the family
Van Geet Opening: Laroche Gambit1…b5Van Geet Opening: Myers Attack1…g6 2.h4Van Geet Opening: Twyble Attack1…c5 2.Rb1
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