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C31

Van Geet Opening: Grünfeld Defense, Steiner Gambit

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Overview

Chess diagram: Van Geet Opening: Grünfeld Defense, Steiner Gambit after 4. Nxe4
After 4. Nxe4

Van Geet Opening: Grünfeld Defense, Steiner Gambit (ECO C31) is a gambit in King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Milner-Barry Variation, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 — 4 moves.

In 73,119 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 47.3%, Black 48.4% and 4.3% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 4…exf4, in 62% of those games.

ECO code
C31
Group
Open Games (C)
Length
4 moves
Parent
King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Milner-Barry Variation

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Statistics from Lichess

73,119 games · White 47.3% / Draw 4.3% / Black 48.4%

MovesGamesW / D / B
exf445,655
f57,933
Nf66,539
Nc65,877
Bf53,665
Qd41,889
Qh4+479
Bd6239

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:38:06

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