Kádas Opening
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Kádas Opening
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Sequence
1.h4
Possible Variations6
1... d52 variations
1... a5Koola-Koola Variation1... a5
1... e5Kádas Gambit1... e5 2. d4 2... exd4 3. c3
1... f5Steinbok Gambit1... f5 2. e4 2... fxe4 3. d3
1... g5Schneider Gambit1... g5
About this opening
With 1.h4 White pushes a rook pawn that helps neither the center nor development: the Kádas Opening is best justified as preparation for a g4 push or as a pure surprise. Black equalizes effortlessly with 1...d5 or 1...e5. Among the named continuations, the Schneider Gambit 1...g5!? returns the provocation and the Koola-Koola Variation 1...a5 answers on the opposite wing. Named after the Hungarian player Gábor Kádas, it belongs to blitz rather than a serious repertoire.