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Opening· 1 ply

Kádas Opening

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO A00), reached after 1 half-move: 1. h4.

Kádas Opening ECO A00
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About this opening

Kádas Opening is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code A00. ECO group A (A00–A99) covers flank and irregular openings, including the English, Bird, Réti and Dutch defences. This particular variation is reached after 1 half-move from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. h4.

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.h4. From this position 5 named continuations are recorded in the encyclopaedia, each leading to a distinct theoretical line.

Use the interactive board above to walk through the moves position-by-position. Click any move in the navigation to step backwards, or use the keyboard arrow keys. The list of recorded continuations sits directly below the board. For statistical data — how often master-level players have reached this position, White's win-rate, draw frequency, Black's score — see the panel in the right column.

Caissly's coverage of A00 extends through every named sub-variation in this line and across all four locales (English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian). Where editorial commentary exists for a specific variation it appears as the page body; otherwise the page presents the structural data, board, and statistics as shown here.