Chess Opening Theory/1. a4
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Moves: 1. a4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ECO code: A00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parent: Starting position |
1. a4?! · Ware Opening Edit
The Ware Opening, named after the US Chess player Preston Ware, is an uncommon opening starting with the move 1.a4. This is a very rare and useless opening as it does nothing to control the center or develop a piece. While it does threaten to bring the A1 rook into the game, black can stop this threat with 1... e5, which gives black better piece activity and more control of the center. This opening can be used in online matches to gain a psychological advantage, similarly to the Bongcloud opening.
Statistics Edit
This opening has no statistics as it almost never occurs among serious chess players and is a fundamentally unsound opening.
Theory table Edit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
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Crab Variation | ... e5 |
h4 - |
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Symmetric Variation | ... a5 |
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Wing Gambit Accepted | ... b5 |
axb5 Bb7 |
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Wing Gambit Declined | ... b5 |
a5 - |
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Cologne Gambit | ... b6 |
d4 d5 |
Nc3 Nd7 |
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Ware Gambit | ... e5 |
a5 d5 |
e3 f5 |
a6 - |
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References Edit
Eric Schiller (2002). Unorthodox Chess Openings (Second Edition ed.). Cardoza. ISBN 1-58042-072-9. {{cite book}}
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