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Van Geet Opening

Tübingen Gambit

A00gambitaggressiveoffbeat

  1. 1.Nc3Nf6
  2. 2.g4
439 games54%41%

An offbeat gambit in the Van Geet Opening where White throws in g4 against the f6-knight, giving up a pawn for tempo and an early initiative.

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About the Tübingen Gambit

The Tübingen Gambit, 2. g4, offers the g-pawn to lure the knight away from f6. Black most often accepts with 2...Nxg4, after which 3. e4 clears the d1–g4 diagonal so the queen hits the knight, gaining time for development. The idea resembles the Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit against 1. d4, and the two can transpose. The engine slightly favors Black, yet White scores well in online play, especially against 2...g6.

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