Sodium Attack: Celadon Variation

1.Na3 e5 2.d3 Bxa3 3.bxa3 d5 4.e3 c5 5.Rb1

ECO A00

The Sodium Attack: Celadon Variation is a chess opening line in the Sodium Attack complex, reached after 1.Na3 e5 2.d3 Bxa3 3.bxa3 d5 4.e3 c5 5.Rb1.

It is catalogued under code A00 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Rb1 is chosen by White on move 5.

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