Tree path 2 levels Anderssen's Opening › Van Geet Opening: Battambang Variation
- Chess Codex
- Anderssen's Opening A00
- Van Geet Opening: Battambang Variation A00 you are here
Van Geet Opening: Battambang Variation
Overview
Van Geet Opening: Battambang Variation is a named branch in the Flank Openings group of chess theory, classified under ECO A00.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
It begins with 3 plies and takes 1. a3 e5 2. Nc3 to reach the canonical position.
It branches immediately from Anderssen's Opening in the opening tree.
Use the board to walk through every move, check how the position has scored on Lichess, or take it head-to-head against Stockfish.
- ECO code
- A00
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 3
- Parent
- Anderssen's Opening
This overview is generated automatically from the opening's metadata. Know this line well? Write a description — submissions are reviewed before publishing.
Statistics from Lichess
51,670 games · White 50.6% / Draw 4.7% / Black 44.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d5 | 22,383 | |
| Nf6 | 11,818 | |
| Nc6 | 5,666 | |
| Bc5 | 3,464 | |
| d6 | 2,957 | |
| f5 | 2,698 | |
| c6 | 784 | |
| g6 | 323 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:30:17
Write a description
Markdown supported (headings ###, bold, lists, links).
Submissions are reviewed before publishing.