Kádas Opening

1.h4

ECO A00

The Kádas Opening is a chess opening reached after 1.h4, catalogued under code A00 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move h4 is chosen by White on move 1.

6 named continuations branch from this position, including the Beginner's Trap and the Koola-Koola Variation.

Named variations

• Kádas Opening: Beginner's Trap — ECO A00
• Kádas Opening: Koola-Koola Variation — ECO A00
• Kádas Opening: Kádas Gambit — ECO A00
• Kádas Opening: Myers Variation — ECO A00
• Kádas Opening: Schneider Gambit — ECO A00
• Kádas Opening: Steinbok Gambit — ECO A00

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