Van Geet Opening: Reversed Nimzowitsch

1. Nc3 e5

The Van Geet Opening: Reversed Nimzowitsch is a chess opening classified as ECO A00, reached after 1. Nc3 e5. It is a line of the Van Geet Opening. White is to move. 7 named lines continue from this position.

In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 16,652 times by this move order. White won 49%, 4% were drawn and Black won 47%. The most popular continuation is 2. e4 (38% of games).

Engine evaluation: +0.20 (Stockfish, depth 55; best line 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qd3 Bc5)

ECO: A00
Moves: 2 plies
FEN: rnbqkbnr/pppp1ppp/8/4p3/8/2N5/PPPPPPPP/R1BQKBNR w KQkq - 0 2
PGN: 1. Nc3 e5

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Results by rating

Average rating	Games	White / draw / Black
0-1499	11,077	48%48%
1500-1999	4,699	50%46%
2000+	876	52%42%
All	16,652	49%47%

Most played moves

Move	Games	White / draw / Black
2. e4	6,327 (38%)	50%46%
2. Nf3	4,566 (27%)	47%48%
2. d4	2,337 (14%)	52%44%
2. d3	872 (5%)	46%50%
2. b3	531 (3%)	50%48%
2. e3	506 (3%)	47%49%
2. Ne4	307 (2%)	41%54%
2. f4	238 (1%)	45%52%

Master games

366 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 51%, draw 12%, Black 37%). The strongest:

GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2801) – GM Anish Giri (2782) 1/2-1/2 · chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018 · 2018-09-07
GM Chithambaram VR. Aravindh (2677) – GM V Pranav (2677) 1-0 · Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026 · 2026-09-22
GM Praggnanandhaa R (2608) – GM Kirill Alekseenko (2696) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 9th Feb · 2021-02-09
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (2719) – GM Murtas Kazhgaleyev (2582) 1-0 · Eurasian Blitz Chess Cup · 2016-06-18
GM Gergely Antal (2558) – GM Nikita Vitiugov (2720) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 25th Jul Early · 2023-07-25

Search all games of the Van Geet Opening: Reversed Nimzowitsch and its sub-variations

Highest-rated Lichess games

Nut5105 (2726) – Sic_Transit_GM (2637) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
TRENER-Jurmala (2524) – usmankhan777 (2644) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-02 · 600 + 0s
diego_corrales (2559) – Anonim_akk123 (2518) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s

Comes from

Van Geet Opening 1. Nc3

Continuations

Van Geet Opening: Billockus-Johansen Gambit A00 · 1. Nc3 e5 2. Nf3 Bc5
Van Geet Opening: Napoleon Attack A00 · 1. Nc3 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4
Van Geet Opening: Nowokunski Gambit A00 · 1. Nc3 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. e4
Van Geet Opening: Hulsemann Gambit A00 · 1. Nc3 e5 2. e3 d5 3. Qh5 Be6
Van Geet Opening: Liebig Gambit A00 · 1. Nc3 e5 2. e3 d5 3. Qh5 Nf6
Van Geet Opening: Gladbacher Gambit A00 · 1. Nc3 e5 2. b3 d5 3. e4 dxe4 4. d3
Van Geet Opening: Reversed Scandinavian A00 · 1. Nc3 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qa4

More Van Geet Opening lines (all)

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.