Van Geet Opening · A00

Warsteiner Gambit

1. Nc3 d5 2. f4 g5

In the centre, Black holds d5.

The first 4 moves, explained

• 1. Nc3 Develops the knight to c3, eyeing d5 and e4. Theory calls this the Van Geet Opening.
• 1... d5 Stakes a claim in the centre, controlling e4, and frees the bishop and queen.
• 2. f4 Fights for e5 from the flank - contesting the centre without committing a centre pawn.
• 2... g5 Challenges the pawn on f4 - the central tension has to resolve. The pawn is genuinely on offer - this is the Warsteiner Gambit: development and initiative over material.

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