Caissa Codex
A00

Kádas Opening: Kádas Gambit

Chess diagram: Kádas Opening: Kádas Gambit after 2. b4

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Statistics from Lichess

496 games: White 46.2% / Draw 4.6% / Black 49.2%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 29, 2026

Engine evaluation

−1.31 Black is better

Best play: 2... cxb4 3. a3 e5 4. d4 exd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Nxd4 d5 7. Bf4

Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.

Overview

Kádas Opening: Kádas Gambit (ECO A00, Flank Openings) is a gambit in the Kádas Opening, reached after 1. h4 c5 2. b4 (2 moves).

In 496 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 46.2%, Black 49.2% and 4.6% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 2…cxb4, in 59% of those games.

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Other lines from the same position

Instead of 1…c5 2. b4, the position after Kádas Opening also goes on to:

Transpositions

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Caissa Codex. “Kádas Opening: Kádas Gambit (A00)”. Lichess data as of 29 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/kadas-opening-kadas-gambit

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