Van Geet Opening
The list files 33 lines under the name Van Geet Opening, spread over four codes (A00, B00–B01, C31). A00 alone holds 30 of them. From the starting position of Van Geet Opening, the most-travelled continuation is 1...d5, with 11 lines. The deepest, Van Geet Opening: Jendrossek Gambit, runs to 6.b4. At the end of eight lines one side is ahead on material; 22 names contain the word Gambit.
| # | White | Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nc3 |
Where the lines split
Twenty-eight of the 33 lines continue from 1.Nc3; the bars show how many take each next move, and the indented rows the most common reply. The other four reach the opening by a different move order.
- 1...d511
- 2.f46
- 2.e43
- 2.e31
- 2.d31
- 1...e58
- 2.Nf32
- 2.e32
- 2.b31
- 2.f41
- 1...c54
- 2.b41
- 2.d41
- 2.Nf31
- 2.Rb11
- 1...Nf61
- 2.g41
- 1...b51
- 1...d61
- 2.f41
- 1...f51
- 2.e41
- 1...g61
- 2.h41
Codes holding Van Geet Opening lines
| Code | Reference line | Lines | Longest line (plies) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A00 | Van Geet Opening | 30 | Van Geet Opening: Jendrossek Gambit (11) |
| B00 | King’s Pawn Game | 1 | Van Geet Opening: Berlin Gambit (7) |
| B01 | Scandinavian Defense | 1 | Van Geet Opening: Grünfeld Defense (6) |
| C31 | King’s Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit | 1 | Van Geet Opening: Grünfeld Defense, Steiner Gambit (7) |
Longest Van Geet Opening lines
- Van Geet Opening: Jendrossek Gambit 11
- Van Geet Opening: Gladbacher Gambit 7
- Van Geet Opening: Novosibirsk Variation 7
- Van Geet Opening: Pfeiffer Gambit, Sleipnir Countergambit 7
- Van Geet Opening: Reversed Scandinavian 7
- Van Geet Opening: Sicilian Two Knights 7
- Van Geet Opening: Berlin Gambit 7
- Van Geet Opening: Grünfeld Defense, Steiner Gambit 7