Tree path 3 levels Van Geet Opening › Reversed Nimzowitsch › Van Geet Opening: Liebig Gambit
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Van Geet Opening: Liebig Gambit
Overview
Van Geet Opening: Liebig 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.
It is reached after 6 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. Nc3 e5 2. e3 d5 3. Qh5 Nf6.
The line refines Van Geet Opening: Reversed Nimzowitsch, which traces back to the root opening Van Geet Opening.
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- ECO code
- A00
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 6
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Statistics from Lichess
5,368 games · White 48.2% / Draw 3.7% / Black 48.1%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Qxe5+ | 5,317 | |
| Qg5 | 16 | |
| Bb5+ | 9 | |
| Qf3 | 7 | |
| Qd1 | 5 | |
| Qe2 | 4 | |
| Nxd5 | 3 | |
| Qh4 | 2 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:30:44
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