Van Geet Opening: Sicilian Two Knights

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO A00), reached after 7 half-moves: 1. Nc3 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4.

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About this opening

Van Geet Opening: Sicilian Two Knights is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code A00. ECO group A (A00–A99) covers flank and irregular openings, including the English, Bird, Réti and Dutch defences. This particular variation is reached after 7 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. Nc3 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4.

It belongs to the Van Geet Opening family. Within that family this is a sub-variation (the Sicilian Two Knights line).

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.Nc3 c5, 2.Nf3 Nc6, 3.d4 cxd4, 4.Nxd4. From this position the encyclopaedia records no further canonical continuations — practical play branches into unnamed transpositions or returns to the parent line for alternative ideas.