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Van Geet Opening: Sicilian Two Knights

ECO A00 · 176 games · Black to move

1. Nc3 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4

51% White5% Draw44% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
g6	52	29.5%
e5	16	9.1%
Nf6	11	6.3%

A further 97 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

Van Geet Opening 1. Nc3Van Geet Opening: Sicilian Two Knights 4. Nxd4

Other lines in this family

Novosibirsk VariationA00… 2. d4 cxd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qh4103 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.