Van Geet Opening: Nowokunski Gambit
1. Nc3 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. e4
The Van Geet Opening: Nowokunski Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A00, reached after 1. Nc3 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. e4. 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 8 times by this move order. White won 63%, -1% were drawn and Black won 38%. The most popular continuation is 3… fxe3 (63% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.96 (Stockfish, depth 31; best line 3… fxe3 4. d4 d5 5. Bxe3 Nf6 6. Nf3)
- ECO
- A00
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. Nc3 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. e4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 2 | |
| 1500-1999 | 3 | |
| 2000+ | 3 | |
| All | 8 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… fxe3 | 5 (63%) | |
| 3… Qh4+ | 2 (25%) | |
| 3… Bc5 | 1 (13%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Pemered (2290) – decf (2259) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 300 + 0s
- Pemered (2282) – biohazardous (2182) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 300 + 0s
- Pemered (2273) – roszada11 (2140) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 300 + 0s
Comes from
Van Geet Opening: Reversed Nimzowitsch 1. Nc3 e5
More Van Geet Opening lines (all)
- Van Geet Opening A00
- 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: 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.