Caissa Codex
A00

Van Geet Opening: Gladbacher Gambit

Chess diagram: Van Geet Opening: Gladbacher Gambit after 4. d3

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Statistics from Lichess

106 games: White 41.5% / Draw 7.5% / Black 50.9%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 30, 2026

Engine evaluation

−1.19 Black is better

Best play: 4... Bb4 5. Bd2 exd3 6. Bxd3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Nge7 8. a3 Bd6 9. b4

Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.

Overview

Van Geet Opening: Gladbacher Gambit (ECO A00, Flank Openings) is a gambit in the Van Geet Opening: Reversed Nimzowitsch, reached after 1. Nc3 e5 2. b3 d5 3. e4 dxe4 4. d3 (4 moves).

In 106 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 41.5%, Black 50.9% and 7.5% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 4…exd3, in 62% of those games.

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Other lines from the same position

Instead of 2. b3 d5 3. e4 dxe4 4. d3, the position after Van Geet Opening: Reversed Nimzowitsch also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “Van Geet Opening: Gladbacher Gambit (A00)”. Lichess data as of 30 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/van-geet-opening-gladbacher-gambit

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