Ware Opening

1.a4

ECO A00

The Ware Opening is a chess opening reached after 1.a4, catalogued under code A00 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move a4 is chosen by White on move 1.

6 named continuations branch from this position, including the Cologne Gambit and the Crab Variation.

Named variations

• Ware Opening: Cologne Gambit — ECO A00
• Ware Opening: Crab Variation — ECO A00
• Ware Opening: Meadow Hay Trap — ECO A00
• Ware Opening: Symmetric Variation — ECO A00
• Ware Opening: Ware Gambit — ECO A00
• Ware Opening: Wing Gambit — ECO A00

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