Kádas Opening: Schneider Gambit
1. h4 g5
The Kádas Opening: Schneider Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A00, reached after 1. h4 g5. It is a line of the Kádas Opening. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 45 times by this move order. White won 36%, 17% were drawn and Black won 47%. The most popular continuation is 2. hxg5 (42% of games).
Engine evaluation: +1.65 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 2. hxg5 d5 3. d4 Bg7 4. Nf3 Bg4)
- ECO
- A00
- Moves
- 2 plies
- FEN
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1. h4 g5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 31 | |
| 1500-1999 | 12 | |
| 2000+ | 2 | |
| All | 45 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2. hxg5 | 19 (42%) | |
| 2. h5 | 8 (18%) | |
| 2. g4 | 4 (9%) | |
| 2. Rh3 | 4 (9%) | |
| 2. d4 | 2 (4%) | |
| 2. e4 | 1 (2%) | |
| 2. Nh3 | 1 (2%) | |
| 2. a4 | 1 (2%) |
Master games
1 over-the-board game is classified under this line (White 0%, draw 100%, Black 0%). The strongest:
- IM Alex Krstulovic (2395) – CM Levente Miszler (2210) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tuesday 4th Jan · 2022-01-04
Search all games of the Kádas Opening: Schneider Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Kidonto01 (2078) – luckyowl (2232) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- LanguidLeshy (2056) – legrandrandonneur (2024) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 600 + 0s
- Ibrahim-ghonem_3 (1903) – SARA963 (1858) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
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.