Kádas Opening: Kádas Gambit (3… cxd4 4. c3)

1. h4 d5 2. d4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. c3

The Kádas Opening: Kádas Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A00, reached after 1. h4 d5 2. d4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. c3. It is a line of the Kádas Opening. Black is to move.

This exact move order didn't appear in our sample of 12.6 million Lichess games: it's a rare line.

Engine evaluation: −0.53 (Stockfish, depth 31; best line 4… dxc3 5. Nxc3 Nf6 6. e4 dxe4 7. Qxd8+)

ECO

A00

Moves

7 plies

FEN

rnbqkbnr/pp2pppp/8/3p4/3p3P/2P2N2/PP2PPP1/RNBQKB1R b KQkq - 0 4

PGN

1. h4 d5 2. d4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. c3

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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.