Van Geet Opening: Düsseldorf Gambit
1. Nc3 c5 2. b4
The Van Geet Opening: Düsseldorf Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A00, reached after 1. Nc3 c5 2. b4. 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 6 times by this move order. White won 50%, 17% were drawn and Black won 33%. The most popular continuation is 2… cxb4 (50% of games).
Engine evaluation: −1.44 (Stockfish, depth 34; best line 2… cxb4 3. Nb1 d5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bb2)
- ECO
- A00
- Moves
- 3 plies
- FEN
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1. Nc3 c5 2. b4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 2 | |
| 1500-1999 | 4 | |
| All | 6 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2… cxb4 | 3 (50%) | |
| 2… d6 | 1 (17%) | |
| 2… e6 | 1 (17%) | |
| 2… Nc6 | 1 (17%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Dr_R_tagoo-ru (1884) – Ahmedkabbasi (1901) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 600 + 5s
- VadimuSN (1699) – Pawuq (1703) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 300 + 0s
- AleksejMast (1632) – Stepan-K18 (1712) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-05 · 300 + 3s
Comes from
Van Geet Opening 1. Nc3
More Van Geet Opening lines (all)
- Van Geet Opening: Battambang Variation A00
- Van Geet Opening: Billockus-Johansen Gambit A00
- Van Geet Opening: Damhaug Gambit A00
- Van Geet Opening: Dougherty Gambit A00
- Van Geet Opening: Dunst-Perrenet 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.