Van Geet Opening: Hulsemann Gambit
1. Nc3 e5 2. e3 d5 3. Qh5 Be6
The Van Geet Opening: Hulsemann Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A00, reached after 1. Nc3 e5 2. e3 d5 3. Qh5 Be6. It is a line of the Van Geet Opening. White is to move.
This exact move order didn't appear in our sample of 12.6 million Lichess games: it's a rare line.
Engine evaluation: +0.42 (Stockfish, depth 30; best line 4. Qxe5 Nc6 5. Bb5 Ne7 6. Qh5 a6)
- ECO
- A00
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. Nc3 e5 2. e3 d5 3. Qh5 Be6
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Comes from
Van Geet Opening: Reversed Nimzowitsch 1. Nc3 e5
More Van Geet Opening lines (all)
- Van Geet Opening A00
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- 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: Hergert Gambit A00
- Van Geet Opening: Jendrossek Gambit A00
- Van Geet Opening: Kluever 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.