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Van Geet Opening: Hector Gambit
Overview
Van Geet Opening: Hector Gambit belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO A00, Flank Openings). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.
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. Bc4, after 5 plies of opening development.
The line is a first-level refinement of Van Geet Opening.
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- ECO code
- A00
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 5
- Parent
- Van Geet Opening
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Statistics from Lichess
20,999 games · White 47.4% / Draw 4.3% / Black 48.3%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nf6 | 11,523 | |
| Bf5 | 3,047 | |
| e6 | 2,251 | |
| Nc6 | 1,008 | |
| e5 | 915 | |
| f5 | 647 | |
| Qd4 | 433 | |
| e3 | 273 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:30:32
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