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Van Geet Opening

Grünfeld Defense, Steiner Gambit

C31gambitaggressiveoffbeat

  1. 1.e4e5
  2. 2.f4d5
  3. 3.Nc3dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4
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A King's Gambit-style offer of the f-pawn against the Van Geet Grünfeld Defense, also reachable via the Falkbeer Countergambit.

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About the Steiner Gambit

The Steiner Gambit arises when White meets the Grünfeld Defense with 4. f4, offering the f-pawn to undermine e5 and open the f-file in King's Gambit fashion. The position also comes from the Falkbeer Countergambit by 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4, the Milner-Barry Variation. Black usually accepts with 4...exf4, and 4...f5 and 4...Nf6 are the main alternatives. The engine slightly prefers Black, who also scores marginally better online.

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