Van Geet Opening
What is the Van Geet Opening?
The Van Geet Opening is a chess opening that begins with 1. Nc3. It is classified under ECO A00–C31 and has 33 named variations. White chooses it with the move Nc3.
Moves: 1. Nc3
ECO: A00–C31
Chosen by: White
Main variations
1. Nc3 b5
1. Nc3 e5
1. a3 e5 2. Nc3
1. Nc3 c5 2. b4
1. Nc3 g6 2. h4
1. Nc3 Nf6 2. g4
All 33 variations
| ECO | Variation | Moves |
|---|---|---|
| A00 | Main line | 1. Nc3 |
| A00 | Laroche Gambit | 1. Nc3 b5 |
| A00 | Reversed Nimzowitsch | 1. Nc3 e5 |
| A00 | Battambang Variation | 1. a3 e5 2. Nc3 |
| A00 | Düsseldorf Gambit | 1. Nc3 c5 2. b4 |
| A00 | Myers Attack | 1. Nc3 g6 2. h4 |
| A00 | Tübingen Gambit | 1. Nc3 Nf6 2. g4 |
| A00 | Twyble Attack | 1. Nc3 c5 2. Rb1 |
| A00 | Billockus-Johansen Gambit | 1. Nc3 e5 2. Nf3 Bc5 |
| A00 | Damhaug Gambit | 1. Nc3 d5 2. f4 e5 |
| A00 | Warsteiner Gambit | 1. Nc3 d5 2. f4 g5 |
| A00 | Dougherty Gambit | 1. Nc3 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. f3 |
| A00 | Dunst-Perrenet Gambit | 1. Nc3 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. d3 |
| A00 | Hector Gambit | 1. Nc3 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Bc4 |
| A00 | Kluever Gambit | 1. Nc3 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. d3 |
| A00 | Napoleon Attack | 1. Nc3 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 |
| A00 | Nowokunski Gambit | 1. Nc3 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. e4 |
| A00 | Venezolana Variation | 1. Nc3 d5 2. d3 Nf6 3. g3 |
| B01 | Grünfeld Defense | 1. e4 d5 2. Nc3 dxe4 3. Nxe4 e5 |
| A00 | Hergert Gambit | 1. Nc3 d6 2. f4 e5 3. fxe5 Nc6 |
| A00 | Hulsemann Gambit | 1. Nc3 e5 2. e3 d5 3. Qh5 Be6 |
| A00 | Liebig Gambit | 1. Nc3 e5 2. e3 d5 3. Qh5 Nf6 |
| A00 | Melleby Gambit | 1. Nc3 d5 2. f4 d4 3. Ne4 c5 |
| A00 | Pfeiffer Gambit | 1. Nc3 d5 2. f4 d4 3. Ne4 e5 |
| A00 | Sleipnir Gambit | 1. Nc3 d5 2. e3 e5 3. d4 Bb4 |
| B00 | Berlin Gambit | 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. d5 |
| A00 | Gladbacher Gambit | 1. Nc3 e5 2. b3 d5 3. e4 dxe4 4. d3 |
| C31 | Grünfeld Defense, Steiner Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 |
| A00 | Novosibirsk Variation | 1. Nc3 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qh4 |
| A00 | Pfeiffer Gambit, Sleipnir Countergambit | 1. Nc3 d5 2. f4 d4 3. Ne4 e5 4. Nf3 |
| A00 | Reversed Scandinavian | 1. Nc3 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qa4 |
| A00 | Sicilian Two Knights | 1. Nc3 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 |
| A00 | Jendrossek Gambit | 1. Nc3 d5 2. f4 d4 3. Ne4 f5 4. Nf2 Nf6 5. Nf3 c5 6. b4 |
How to learn an opening
Learn the ideas before the moves: where the pieces go, which pawn breaks matter and what the typical middlegame plans are. Then play it, and after each game look up the point where you or your opponent left the known moves. MentoChess shows that point automatically for every game you import.
Opening lessons: Three golden opening rules · Scholar’s mate and how to stop it · Italian Game: plans, not just moves · Answering 1.d4: the Queen’s Gambit Declined · Meeting the Sicilian with 2.c3 · From moves to structures