Kádas Opening · A00
Kádas Gambit, after 1... c5
1. h4 c5 2. b4
No pawn stands on d4, e4, d5 or e5 - this line is played with the centre squares empty.
The first 3 moves, explained
- 1. h4 A useful waiting move that grabs space on the h-file. Theory calls this the Kádas Opening.
- 1... c5 Fights for d4 from the flank - contesting the centre without committing a centre pawn.
- 2. b4 Challenges the pawn on c5 - the central tension has to resolve. The pawn is genuinely on offer - this is the Kádas Gambit: development and initiative over material.
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Where this fits
This line is one of 9 in the Kádas Opening. If you want to know where your own games leave it, the guide on leaving theory explains how that is found.