Caissa Codex
A00

Van Geet Opening: Jendrossek Gambit

Chess diagram: Van Geet Opening: Jendrossek Gambit after 6. b4

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Statistics from Lichess

3 games: White 66.7% / Draw 0.0% / Black 33.3%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 29, 2026

Engine evaluation

−0.36 Black is slightly better

Best play: 6... cxb4 7. a3 e6 8. g3 a5 9. Bg2 Ra6 10. Nd3 bxa3 11. Bxa3

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

Overview

Van Geet Opening: Jendrossek Gambit (ECO A00, Flank Openings) is a gambit in the Van Geet Opening, reached after 1. Nc3 d5 2. f4 d4 3. Ne4 f5 4. Nf2 Nf6 5. Nf3 c5 6. b4 (6 moves).

In 3 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 66.7%, Black 33.3% and 0.0% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 6…b6, in 100% of those games. That is too few games for the percentages to mean much.

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Other lines from the same position

Instead of 1…d5 2. f4 d4 3. Ne4 f5 4. Nf2 Nf6 5. Nf3 c5 6. b4, the position after Van Geet Opening also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “Van Geet Opening: Jendrossek Gambit (A00)”. Lichess data as of 29 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/van-geet-opening-jendrossek-gambit

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