Sodium Attack: Celadon Variation

1. Na3 e5 2. d3 Bxa3 3. bxa3 d5 4. e3 c5 5. Rb1

Sodium Attack: Celadon Variation after 1. Na3 e5 2. d3 Bxa3 3. bxa3 d5 4. e3 c5 5. Rb1 87654321abcdefgh

The Sodium Attack: Celadon Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A00, reached after 1. Na3 e5 2. d3 Bxa3 3. bxa3 d5 4. e3 c5 5. Rb1. It is a line of the Sodium Attack. 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: −0.92 (Stockfish, depth 36; best line 5… Nc6 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O)

ECO
A00
Moves
9 plies
FEN
rnbqk1nr/pp3ppp/8/2ppp3/8/P2PP3/P1P2PPP/1RBQKBNR b Kkq - 1 5
PGN
1. Na3 e5 2. d3 Bxa3 3. bxa3 d5 4. e3 c5 5. Rb1

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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.