Chess Opening Theory/1. Nc3

Van Geet Opening
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/2N5/PPPPPPPP/R1BQKBNR b
Moves: 1. Nc3
ECO code: A00
Parent: Starting position

1. Nc3 · Van Geet Opening

A rarely played opening. Allows for a variety of transpositions and some independent lines. Black's best response is to threaten to chase the white knight at c3 away with 1... d5. 1... e5 allows White to transpose into the Vienna Game with 2. e4.

Statistics

Approximate chances

White win 35%, Draw 24%, Black win 40%

Estimated next move popularity

d5 37%, c5 26%, Nf6 13%, e5 11%

Theory table

1. Nc3

	1	2	3	4
	Nc3 d5	e4 dxe4	Nxe4 Bf5	Ng3 Bg6	=
Sicilian Defence by transposition	... c5	e4
Vienna Game by transposition	... e5	e4

All possible Black's moves

Quick Navigation

Na6 a6 a5

b6 b5

Nc6 c6 c5

d6 d5

e6 e5

Nf6 f6 f5

g6 g5

Nh6 h6 h5

References

• Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.

• Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.

• Modern Chess Openings: MCO-14. 1999. Nick de Firmian, Walter Korn. ISBN 0-8129-3084-3.