Van Geet Opening: Tübingen Gambit
1. Nc3 Nf6 2. g4
The Van Geet Opening: Tübingen Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A00, reached after 1. Nc3 Nf6 2. g4. 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 78 times by this move order. White won 45%, 2% were drawn and Black won 53%. The most popular continuation is 2… Nxg4 (49% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.55 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 2… Nxg4 3. e4 d6 4. h3 Nf6 5. d4)
- ECO
- A00
- Moves
- 3 plies
- FEN
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1. Nc3 Nf6 2. g4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 30 | |
| 2000+ | 47 | |
| All | 78 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2… Nxg4 | 38 (49%) | |
| 2… d5 | 9 (12%) | |
| 2… h6 | 9 (12%) | |
| 2… d6 | 7 (9%) | |
| 2… e6 | 5 (6%) | |
| 2… g6 | 5 (6%) | |
| 2… Nc6 | 2 (3%) | |
| 2… c5 | 1 (1%) |
Master games
23 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 43%, draw 14%, Black 43%). The strongest:
- GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2767) – GM Kirill Shevchenko (2652) 0-1 · Titled Tue 8th Feb Late · 2022-02-08
- GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy (2601) – GM David Paravyan (2617) 0-1 · Titled Tue 22nd Feb Early · 2022-02-22
- IM Lawrence Trent (2402) – GM Laurent Fressinet (2622) 0-1 · MrDodgy Inv 3 GpB · 2022-11-26
- IM Florian, Dr. Grafl (2343) – GM Jan Gustafsson (2598) 0-1 · Titled Tue 14th Jan Early · 2025-01-14
- IM Alex Krstulovic (2447) – CM Alexander Nord (2201) 1-0 · Titled Tue 1st Aug Early · 2023-08-01
Search all games of the Van Geet Opening: Tübingen Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- cameleon2200 (2434) – axel1702 (2398) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 600 + 0s
- Le-Cheval-de-Troie (2440) – Rey-13 (2327) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 300 + 0s
- LDBoutens (2335) – QuietPenguin (2350) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Van Geet Opening 1. Nc3
More Van Geet Opening lines (all)
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- Van Geet Opening: Düsseldorf Gambit A00
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- Van Geet Opening: Hector Gambit A00
- Van Geet Opening: Hergert Gambit A00
- Van Geet Opening: Hulsemann Gambit A00
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- 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.