Van Geet Opening: Liebig Gambit
1. Nc3 e5 2. e3 d5 3. Qh5 Nf6
The Van Geet Opening: Liebig Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A00, reached after 1. Nc3 e5 2. e3 d5 3. Qh5 Nf6. 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 0%, 0% were drawn and Black won 100%. The most popular continuation is 4. Qxe5+ (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.18 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 4. Qxe5+ Be7 5. Qf4 O-O 6. d4 Bd6)
- ECO
- A00
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. Nc3 e5 2. e3 d5 3. Qh5 Nf6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| All | 1 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. Qxe5+ | 1 (100%) |
Master games
1 over-the-board game is classified under this line (White 0%, draw 100%, Black 0%). The strongest:
- Nicolas Leiva Raya (2025) – FM Ismael Amador Garcia (2211) 1/2-1/2 · 91st ch-ESP 2026 · 2026-08-20
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- RollingStoned (1077) – siddharthr2013 (1134) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 600 + 0s
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: Hulsemann Gambit A00
- Van Geet Opening: Jendrossek 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.