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Van Geet Opening: Novosibirsk Variation

ECO A00 · 103 games · Black to move

1. Nc3 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qh4

51% White7% Draw42% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
Nf6	56	54.4%
g6	10	9.7%

A further 37 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

Van Geet Opening 1. Nc3Van Geet Opening: Novosibirsk Variation 4. Qh4

Other lines in this family

Sicilian Two KnightsA00… 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4176 Van Geet OpeningA00…16,761 Reversed NimzowitschA00… 1... e52,817 Dunst-Perrenet GambitA00… 1... d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. d3662 Napoleon AttackA00… 1... e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4412 Reversed ScandinavianA00… 1... e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qa4106 Grünfeld DefenseB011. e4 d5 2. Nc3 dxe4 3. Nxe4 e5363 Berlin GambitB001. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. d5345 Grünfeld Defense, Steiner GambitC311. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4116

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.