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Van Geet Opening: Sicilian Two Knights

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1.Nc3c52.Nf3Nc63.d4cxd44.Nxd4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Van Geet Opening: Sicilian Two Knights135k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
26%36k53%
21%28k54%
17%23k50%
11%15k44%
9.4%13k51%
5.3%7.2k52%
3.7%5.0k51%
3.4%4.5k51%
1.9%2.6k52%
0.4%56252%
Famous games in this line211 master games
Andreikin, D. (2720) – Rublevsky, S. (2702)20151–0Morozevich, Alexander (2707) – Dreev, Alexey (2698)2005½–½Andreikin, D. (2720) – Cheparinov, I. (2681)20151–0Andreikin, D. (2720) – Sasikiran, K. (2639)20151–0Bauer, Ch (2630) – Van Wely, L. (2654)20140–1Morozevich, Alexander (2707) – Damljanovic, Branko (2550)2002½–½Khusnutdinov, R. (2470) – Korobov, A. (2698)20180–1Vandermeulen, Boni (2563) – Pirs, Matjaz (2539)20120–1
Heroes of this opening Andreikin, D. · Van Wely, L. · Korobov, A. · Pirs, Matjaz
Family
Van Geet Opening
Category
Flank
First move
Other
ECO
A00
Line
1. Nc3 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4
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