Van Geet Opening: Twyble Attack
1. Nc3 c5 2. Rb1
The Van Geet Opening: Twyble Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO A00, reached after 1. Nc3 c5 2. Rb1. 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 3 times by this move order. White won 33%, 0% were drawn and Black won 67%. The most popular continuation is 2… Nc6 (67% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.53 (Stockfish, depth 40; best line 2… d5 3. e4 d4 4. Bb5+ Nd7 5. Nce2)
- ECO
- A00
- Moves
- 3 plies
- FEN
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1. Nc3 c5 2. Rb1
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 3 | |
| All | 3 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2… Nc6 | 2 (67%) | |
| 2… e6 | 1 (33%) |
Master games
1 over-the-board game is classified under this line (White 0%, draw 0%, Black 100%). The strongest:
- Houssam Bohlok (1838) – FM Antoine Kassis (2134) 0-1 · TCh-LIB InterClubs 2016 · 2016-07-28
Search all games of the Van Geet Opening: Twyble Attack and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- OzunuRehan (1298) – pilar_milfff (1294) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 600 + 0s
- OzunuRehan (1307) – zepperomn (1244) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 600 + 0s
- OGLord (1170) – paula1910 (1062) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 300 + 0s
Comes from
Van Geet Opening 1. Nc3
More Van Geet Opening lines (all)
- 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
- 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.