Caissa Codex
A00

Van Geet Opening: Pfeiffer Gambit

Chess diagram: Van Geet Opening: Pfeiffer Gambit after 3…e5

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Statistics from Lichess

241 games: White 49.4% / Draw 5.0% / Black 45.6%

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Next moveGamesWhite / Draw / BlackW / D / B
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Sleipnir Countergambit 2828
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55
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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 22, 2026

Engine evaluation

−0.02 The position is about equal

Best play: 4. fxe5 Nc6 5. e3 Nxe5 6. exd4 Qxd4 7. Qe2 Bg4 8. Nf3 Bxf3

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

Overview

Van Geet Opening: Pfeiffer Gambit (ECO A00, Flank Openings) is a gambit in the Van Geet Opening, reached after 1. Nc3 d5 2. f4 d4 3. Ne4 e5 (3 moves).

In 241 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 49.4%, Black 45.6% and 5.0% were drawn. White's most played move here is 4. fxe5, in 61% of those games.

It continues into one named variation, Van Geet Opening: Pfeiffer Gambit, Sleipnir Countergambit.

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Variations (1)

Other lines from the same position

Instead of 1…d5 2. f4 d4 3. Ne4 e5, the position after Van Geet Opening also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “Van Geet Opening: Pfeiffer Gambit (A00)”. Lichess data as of 22 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/van-geet-opening-pfeiffer-gambit

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