Van Geet Opening
Van Geet Opening (A00) starts 1.Nc3. In 6,226 games between strong players, White wins 44%, 18% are drawn and Black wins 37%; the most played move is 1…d5 (50%).
1.Nc3
- ECO
- A00
- Games between strong players
- 6,226
- To move
- Black
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1…d5 | 50% (3,118) | – | |
| 1…Nf6 | 14% (889) | – | |
| 1…c5 | 13% (804) | – | |
| 1…e5 | 6% (399) | Van Geet Opening: Reversed Nimzowitsch | |
| 1…g6 | 5% (301) | – | |
| 1…e6 | 3% (213) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
- Van Geet Opening: Reversed Nimzowitsch 399 games
- Van Geet Opening: Novosibirsk Variation 99 games
- Van Geet Opening: Dunst-Perrenet Gambit 95 games
- Van Geet Opening: Myers Attack 69 games
- Van Geet Opening: Sicilian Two Knights 51 games
Every Van Geet Opening line
- Van Geet Opening: Reversed Nimzowitsch 399 games
- Van Geet Opening: Berlin Gambit 335 games
- Van Geet Opening: Napoleon Attack 145 games
- Van Geet Opening: Nowokunski Gambit 100 games
- Van Geet Opening: Novosibirsk Variation 99 games
- Van Geet Opening: Dunst-Perrenet Gambit 95 games
- Van Geet Opening: Grünfeld Defense 78 games
- Van Geet Opening: Battambang Variation 75 games
- Van Geet Opening: Myers Attack 69 games
- Van Geet Opening: Sicilian Two Knights 51 games
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