Van Geet Opening: Hergert Gambit
1. Nc3 d6 2. f4 e5 3. fxe5 Nc6
The Van Geet Opening: Hergert Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A00, reached after 1. Nc3 d6 2. f4 e5 3. fxe5 Nc6. It is a line of the Van Geet Opening. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 1 times by this move order. White won 100%, 0% were drawn and Black won 0%. The most popular continuation is 4. exd6 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.45 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 4. exd6 Bxd6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. g3 Bg4)
- ECO
- A00
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. Nc3 d6 2. f4 e5 3. fxe5 Nc6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| All | 1 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. exd6 | 1 (100%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Misha6565 (1890) – Dementorkana (1893) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
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: Düsseldorf Gambit A00
- Van Geet Opening: Gladbacher Gambit A00
- Van Geet Opening: Hector 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.