Caissa Codex
A00

Kádas Opening: Myers Variation

Chess diagram: Kádas Opening: Myers Variation after 3. e4

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Statistics from Lichess

354 games: White 48.0% / Draw 5.1% / Black 46.9%

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

Engine evaluation

−0.43 Black is slightly better

Best play: 3... dxe4 4. d5 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. dxe6

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

Overview

Kádas Opening: Myers Variation (ECO A00, Flank Openings) is a variation of the Kádas Opening, reached after 1. h4 d5 2. d4 c5 3. e4 (3 moves).

In 354 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 48.0%, Black 46.9% and 5.1% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 3…dxe4, in 68% of those games.

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Other lines from the same position

Instead of 1…d5 2. d4 c5 3. e4, the position after Kádas Opening also goes on to:

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

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