Caissa Codex
A00

Sodium Attack: Celadon Variation

Chess diagram: Sodium Attack: Celadon Variation after 5. Rb1

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Statistics from Lichess

1 games: White 100.0% / Draw 0.0% / Black 0.0%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 31, 2026

Engine evaluation

−1.05 Black is better

Best play: 5... Nc6 6. Nf3 Nge7 7. Be2 O-O 8. a4 Qd6 9. O-O b6 10. Bb2

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

Overview

Sodium Attack: Celadon Variation (ECO A00, Flank Openings) is a variation of the Sodium Attack, reached after 1. Na3 e5 2. d3 Bxa3 3. bxa3 d5 4. e3 c5 5. Rb1 (5 moves).

In 1 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 100.0%, Black 0.0% and 0.0% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 5…Nc6, in 100% 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…e5 2. d3 Bxa3 3. bxa3 d5 4. e3 c5 5. Rb1, the position after Sodium Attack also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “Sodium Attack: Celadon Variation (A00)”. Lichess data as of 31 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/sodium-attack-celadon-variation

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