Van Geet Opening: Kluever Gambit
1. Nc3 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. d3
The Van Geet Opening: Kluever Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A00, reached after 1. Nc3 f5 2. e4 fxe4 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 43 times by this move order. White won 58%, 2% were drawn and Black won 40%. The most popular continuation is 3… exd3 (51% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.52 (Stockfish, depth 36; best line 3… exd3 4. Bxd3 Nf6 5. Bg5 d6 6. Bxf6)
- ECO
- A00
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. Nc3 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. d3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 14 | |
| 2000+ | 29 | |
| All | 43 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… exd3 | 22 (51%) | |
| 3… Nf6 | 15 (35%) | |
| 3… e5 | 2 (5%) | |
| 3… e3 | 2 (5%) | |
| 3… e6 | 1 (2%) | |
| 3… g6 | 1 (2%) |
Master games
16 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 69%, draw 12%, Black 19%). The strongest:
- CM Andreas Skotheim (2225) – GM Cristobal Henriquez Villagra (2588) 1-0 · Titled Tue 4th Jun Early · 2024-06-04
- IM Roman Pyrih (2427) – IM Tologontegin, S. (2322) 0-1 · Titled Tue 23rd Sep 2025 · 2025-09-23
- FM Maksym Dubnevych (2293) – FM Artin Ashraf (2399) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 9th Apr Early · 2024-04-09
- FM Maksym Dubnevych (2320) – CM Georgijs Germanovs (2260) 1-0 · 2nd 3-0 Thu 22nd Jan 2026 · 2026-01-22
- FM Maksym Dubnevych (2255) – IM Jose A. Hernandez Izquierdo (2241) 1-0 · Titled Tue 14th Jan Late · 2025-01-14
Search all games of the Van Geet Opening: Kluever Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- RickRookRolled (2355) – young_people (2426) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
- Kjaranscousin (2304) – Tender-bey (2360) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
- Funkenberg (2315) – FireBird37 (2343) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 300 + 0s
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: 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: Hulsemann Gambit A00
- Van Geet Opening: Jendrossek 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.