Kádas Opening: Beginner's Trap
1. h4 d5 2. Rh3
The Kádas Opening: Beginner's Trap is a chess opening classified as ECO A00, reached after 1. h4 d5 2. Rh3. It is a line of the Kádas Opening. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 145 times by this move order. White won 26%, 6% were drawn and Black won 68%. The most popular continuation is 2… Bxh3 (43% of games).
Engine evaluation: −2.16 (Stockfish, depth 33; best line 2… Bxh3 3. Nxh3 e5 4. g3 Nf6 5. d3)
- ECO
- A00
- Moves
- 3 plies
- FEN
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1. h4 d5 2. Rh3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 103 | |
| 1500-1999 | 32 | |
| 2000+ | 10 | |
| All | 145 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2… Bxh3 | 62 (43%) | |
| 2… e5 | 29 (20%) | |
| 2… Nc6 | 14 (10%) | |
| 2… Nf6 | 9 (6%) | |
| 2… e6 | 8 (6%) | |
| 2… c6 | 6 (4%) | |
| 2… c5 | 3 (2%) | |
| 2… f6 | 2 (1%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- fidusmagerennummer1 (2304) – Platongold (2267) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- Justask1975 (2158) – HammadiBO (2331) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 300 + 3s
- Justask1975 (2204) – Mikae5 (2177) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 300 + 3s
Comes from
Kádas Opening 1. h4
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Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.