Ware Opening
a b c d e f g h
8 a8 b8 c8 d8 e8 f8 g8 h8 8
7 a7 b7 c7 d7 e7 f7 g7 h7 7
6 a6 b6 c6 d6 e6 f6 g6 h6 6
5 a5 b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 h5 5
4 a4 b4 c4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4 4
3 a3 b3 c3 d3 e3 f3 g3 h3 3
2 a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 g2 h2 2
1 a1 b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 h1 1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
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 a rare opening starting with the move 1.a4. This opening is nearly useless, as it does nothing to control the center or develop a piece. While it does prepare Ra3, Black can stop this with 1... e5, which is a move that Black probably would have wanted to play anyway. Despite its flaws, the Ware Opening can be used to unsettle the opponent, similarly to other unorthodox openings.

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
Crab Variation ...
e5
h4
-
Symmetric Variation ...
a5
=
Wing Gambit Accepted ...
b5
axb5
Bb7

Wing Gambit Declined ...
b5
a5
-

Cologne Gambit ...
b6
d4
d5
Nc3
Nd7
=/+
Ware Gambit ...
e5
a5
d5
e3
f5
a6
-
=/+

All possible Black's moves edit

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Na6
a6
a5

b6
b5
Nc6
c6
c5

d6
d5

e6
e5
Nf6
f6
f5

g6
g5
Nh6
h6
h5

References edit

Eric Schiller (2002). Unorthodox Chess Openings (Second Edition ed.). Cardoza. ISBN 1-58042-072-9. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help)

For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation.

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