Van Geet Opening: Dunst-Perrenet Gambit
1. Nc3 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. d3
The Van Geet Opening: Dunst-Perrenet Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A00, reached after 1. Nc3 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. d3. It is a line of the Van Geet Opening. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 21 times by this move order. White won 43%, 5% were drawn and Black won 52%. The most popular continuation is 3… exd3 (62% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.44 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 3… exd3 4. Bxd3 Nc6 5. Qe2 Nd4 6. Qf1)
- ECO
- A00
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. Nc3 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. d3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 7 | |
| 2000+ | 14 | |
| All | 21 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… exd3 | 13 (62%) | |
| 3… Nf6 | 6 (29%) | |
| 3… Nc6 | 1 (5%) | |
| 3… c5 | 1 (5%) |
Master games
15 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 40%, draw 13%, Black 47%). The strongest:
- CM Tryfon C Gavriel (2121) – GM Sergei Zhigalko (2572) 0-1 · Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 · 2021-04-03
- CM Tryfon C Gavriel (2121) – IM Sergey Klimenko (2429) 1-0 · Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 · 2021-03-06
- CM Tryfon C Gavriel (2121) – IM Julian Geske (2370) 0-1 · Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 · 2021-03-06
- CM Tryfon C Gavriel (2121) – FM Deniz Arman (2336) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 · 2021-03-06
- Solomon Ruddell (1981) – IM Georgios Souleidis (2418) 0-1 · Titled Tue 19th Nov Late · 2024-11-19
Search all games of the Van Geet Opening: Dunst-Perrenet Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Karlskoga (2517) – Natah_Flo (2689) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- arquicchess (2332) – Old_Sicilian (2170) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 2s
- uskondratiev (2197) – FM MrBini (2277) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Van Geet Opening 1. Nc3
More Van Geet Opening lines (all)
- Van Geet Opening: Battambang Variation A00
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- Van Geet Opening: Damhaug Gambit A00
- Van Geet Opening: Dougherty Gambit A00
- Van Geet Opening: Düsseldorf Gambit A00
- Van Geet Opening: Gladbacher Gambit A00
- Van Geet Opening: Hector Gambit A00
- Van Geet Opening: Hergert Gambit A00
- Van Geet Opening: Hulsemann Gambit A00
- Van Geet Opening: Jendrossek Gambit A00
- Van Geet Opening: Kluever Gambit A00
- Van Geet Opening: Laroche Gambit A00
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.