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Van Geet Opening: Dougherty Gambit
Overview
Van Geet Opening: Dougherty Gambit is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO A00 in the Flank Openings group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
Play reaches this position via 1. Nc3 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. f3, after 5 plies of opening development.
It branches immediately from Van Geet 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
- 5
- Parent
- Van Geet Opening
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Statistics from Lichess
38,143 games · White 49.5% / Draw 4.4% / Black 46.1%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| exf3 | 23,709 | |
| Nf6 | 5,846 | |
| e5 | 3,121 | |
| e3 | 1,905 | |
| Nc6 | 1,074 | |
| Bf5 | 791 | |
| e6 | 574 | |
| Nd7 | 421 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:30:24
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