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Van Geet Opening: White mates in 42 moves

Van Geet Opening (A00): Chessdox Computer vs Player, beginner level. White mates with the queen after 42 moves with 17 captures and 5 checks.

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Position after 42. Qg4#A00 Van Geet Opening: Reversed Nimzowitsch

Game summary

Van Geet Opening: Reversed Nimzowitsch — how the game went

Chessdox Computer (White) and Player (Black) played this beginner-level game. It opened with the Van Geet Opening, classified as ECO A00, after 1. Nc3.

White castled kingside, while Black's king never castled. Over 42 moves the game saw 17 captures, 5 checks.

White delivered checkmate with the queen on 42. Qg4#. At the end White had 32 points of material and Black 1 point, counting pawns as 1, knights and bishops as 3, rooks as 5 and queens as 9.

Final position after 42 moves, white won (1-0). FEN: 6k1/3R4/4NB2/P1p1P3/1PP2PQP/6P1/8/5RK1 b - - 1 42
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[Event "Chessdox public replay"]
[Site "https://chessdox.com/games/beginner-replay-from-1-nc3-white-wins-in-42-move-7700a155d78e7ac1fe11"]
[Date "2026.08.24"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Chessdox Computer"]
[Black "Player"]
[Result "1-0"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Opening "Van Geet Opening: Reversed Nimzowitsch"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. Nc3 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Be7 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bc4 Bc5 7. Na4 Bxe3
8. dxe3 Ba6 9. Bxa6 Rc8 10. Bxc8 Qxc8 11. O-O Ng4 12. Qxg4 a5 13. Qxg7 h6 14.
Qxh8+ Ke7 15. Qxc8 c5 16. Nxc5 a4 17. Qxd7+ Kf8 18. Qxa4 c6 19. c4 h5 20. Bd2 h4
21. f4 f5 22. a3 Ke8 23. Qc2 Kd8 24. Ba5+ Ke7 25. Be1 Kf6 26. h3 Ke7 27. Rd1 Kf6
28. e4 Kg6 29. e5 Kf7 30. Rd7+ Ke8 31. Bxh4 Kf8 32. Bf6 Ke8 33. Bh4 Kf8 34. Bf6
Ke8 35. g3 Kf8 36. b4 Kg8 37. h4 Kf8 38. a4 Kg8 39. a5 Kf8 40. Qxf5 Kg8 41. Ne6
c5 42. Qg4# 1-0
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