Chess Opening Theory/1. h4/1...d5
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| Moves: 1. h4 d5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ECO code: A00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kadas Opening edit
1...d5 edit
Black takes the center and opens the diagonal for the light-squared bishop, preventing White's kingside rook from coming out with 2. Rh3??, to which Black will respond with Bxh3. White may try to rectify this with 3. h5?!, but this allows Black to take the full center with 3... e5! not allowing the rook to come to h4 either.
Responses edit
White may respond to the move d5 with:
- 2. h5, allowing Black to take the full center with 2...e5,
- 2. d4, which is more principled, and White will always play d4 in this opening so why not?
- or 2. Nf3, controlling the center with a knight and either going into a King's Indian-like defense, playing classically, or just transposing into the d4 line.
| 1. h4 d5 | ||||||
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| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Croon's Gambit Accepted:
Risky Variation |
h5?! | h6?! gxh6?! |
d4 e4?! |
Bf4 Nc6 |
e3 Bf5?! |
± |
| Croon's Gambit Accepted:
Knight's Acception |
... ... |
... Nxh6 |
d4 e4?! |
Bxh6
gxh6 |
e3
Nc6?! |
± |
| Croon's Gambit Accepted:
Knight's Acception |
... ... |
... ... |
... ... |
... ... |
...
Bg7 | = |
| Croon's Gambit Declined:
Thorn Defense | ...
... | ...
g6 | e5
d4 | e4
Bf4?! | Bd6
Bxd6 | = |
| Kadas Opening:
King's Indian Variation | Nf3
Nc6 | d4
Nf6 | g3
Bg4 | Bg2
e6 | O-O
Bd6 | = |
| Kadas Opening:
Center Variation | d4
Nc6?! | h5?!
h6 | Nf3
Nf6 | Nc3
Bg4 | Bf4
e6 | = |
| Transposition to
Center Variation | Nf3
Nc6 | d4
Nf6 | h5?!
h6 | -
- | -
- | = |