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How many weird gambits can you get from the Van Geet?

theres also the "Battambang Gambit" which has the coolest name of any chess opening ever

1.Nc3 e5 2.a3! Nf6 3.f4

it's a Reverse Colorado Gambit and it's a better version cause black doesn't have Bb4 so the e4 square is better covered
but 2.Nf3 is just a better move

theres also the "Battambang Gambit" which has the coolest name of any chess opening ever 1.Nc3 e5 2.a3! Nf6 3.f4 it's a Reverse Colorado Gambit and it's a better version cause black doesn't have Bb4 so the e4 square is better covered but 2.Nf3 is just a better move

Added. I love how this has become a holiday collaborative project. Thanks, guys!

Added. I love how this has become a holiday collaborative project. Thanks, guys!
  1. Nc3 e5 2. f4!? exf4 3. Nh3!?
1. Nc3 e5 2. f4!? exf4 3. Nh3!?
  1. Nc3 a6 2. e4 b5 3. d4 b4 4. Bc4!? bxc3 5. Bxf7+!
1. Nc3 a6 2. e4 b5 3. d4 b4 4. Bc4!? bxc3 5. Bxf7+!

@BarakSaltz said in #14:

  1. Nc3 a6 2. e4 b5 3. d4 b4 4. Bc4!? bxc3 5. Bxf7+!
    What's this last one? I don't have it anywhere
@BarakSaltz said in #14: > 1. Nc3 a6 2. e4 b5 3. d4 b4 4. Bc4!? bxc3 5. Bxf7+! What's this last one? I don't have it anywhere

I was improvising gambits.

  1. Nc3 e5 2. f4 is in the Lichess database as the Bahr Gambit (1. f4 e5 2. Nc3) The Bahr Gambit, might actually be more frequently encountered from 1. Nc3 than 1. f4.

Lichess treats 1. e4 a6 2. Nc3 as St. George Defense, but 2. ... b5 triggers Lichess into categorizing the opening as Van Geet Opening.

I was improvising gambits. 1. Nc3 e5 2. f4 is in the Lichess database as the Bahr Gambit (1. f4 e5 2. Nc3) The Bahr Gambit, might actually be more frequently encountered from 1. Nc3 than 1. f4. Lichess treats 1. e4 a6 2. Nc3 as St. George Defense, but 2. ... b5 triggers Lichess into categorizing the opening as Van Geet Opening.