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Van Geet Opening

Hergert Gambit

A00gambitoffbeataggressive

  1. 1.Nc3d6
  2. 2.f4e5
  3. 3.fxe5Nc6

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A gambit in the Van Geet Opening in which Black meets 2. f4 with 2...e5 and, after 3. fxe5, plays 3...Nc6 for development, leaving the pawn unrecaptured.

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About the Hergert Gambit

The Hergert Gambit arises after 1. Nc3 d6 2. f4 e5 3. fxe5, when Black declines the natural recapture 3...dxe5 and develops with 3...Nc6, leaving White a pawn up. The doubled e-pawns and half-open e- and f-files are the price White pays for the extra material. Black looks for quick development and pressure against the advanced e5-pawn. Because f2-f4 has loosened White's kingside, the play recalls From's Gambit with colors reversed.

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