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Van't Kruijs Opening — opening family

5 catalogued lines · ECO A00–A00

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The shortest catalogued line of the family runs 1. e3 — the position below. The continuation chips count how many catalogued lines extend this head with each next move; explore the full tree below and play any branch against the engine.

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Variations tree of the Van't Kruijs Opening family

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5 variations of “Van't Kruijs Opening” · win% from 1.5M rated games · ♞ Test your knowledge vs engine

Main continuations

All 5 lines

NameECOMain line length
Van't Kruijs OpeningA001 plies
Van't Kruijs Opening: Bouncing Bishop VariationA005 plies
Van't Kruijs Opening: Keoni-Hiva Gambit, Ekolu VariationA007 plies
Van't Kruijs Opening: Keoni-Hiva Gambit, Akahi VariationA007 plies
Van't Kruijs Opening: Keoni-Hiva Gambit, Alua VariationA007 plies