Caissa Codex
A00

Kádas Opening: Kádas Gambit 3…cxd4 4. c3

Chess diagram: Kádas Opening: Kádas Gambit after 4. c3

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Statistics from Lichess

89 games: White 53.9% / Draw 6.7% / Black 39.3%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 30, 2026

Engine evaluation

−0.41 Black is slightly better

Best play: 4... dxc3 5. Nxc3 Nf6 6. e4 dxe4 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Ng5 Ke8 9. g3

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 d5 2. d4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. c3 (4 moves).

In 89 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 53.9%, Black 39.3% and 6.7% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 4…dxc3, in 79% of those games. That is too few games for the percentages to mean much.

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Other lines from the same position

Instead of 1…d5 2. d4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. c3, the position after Kádas Opening also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “Kádas Opening: Kádas Gambit (A00)”. Lichess data as of 30 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/kadas-opening-kadas-gambit-3

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