ECO A00 · Kádas Opening

Kádas Opening: Beginner's Trap

1. h4 d5 2. Rh3

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Black to move. The arrow shows Stockfish’s best move.
Best move

2… Bxh3−2.60

Black is winning. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the Kádas Opening: Beginner's Trap (A00), reached after 1. h4 d5 2. Rh3, Stockfish 18 recommends 2… Bxh3 for Black. Black is winning (−2.60).

Top engine moves

  1. −2.602… Bxh3 3. Nxh3 e6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 c5 6. dxc5 d4 7. Na4
  2. −1.362… e5 3. Re3 Bd6 4. d4 e4 5. c4 c6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. cxd5
  3. −1.342… Nc6 3. Rh1 e5 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. a3 O-O 7. Bg5

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Kádas Opening: Beginner's Trap?
After 1. h4 d5 2. Rh3, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 2… Bxh3 for Black, continuing 3. Nxh3 e6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 c5 6. dxc5 d4 7. Na4. Black is winning (−2.60). The next best moves are 2… e5 (−1.36) and 2… Nc6 (−1.34).
Is the Kádas Opening: Beginner's Trap a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at −2.60: black is winning. Evaluations this early in the game are small, so practical results depend far more on knowing the plans and typical structures than on the engine's number.
What is the ECO code of the Kádas Opening: Beginner's Trap?
A00. ECO codes classify chess openings from A00 to E99; A is the volume for flank openings.

Opening names from the Lichess opening book (CC0). Pieces by Colin M.L. Burnett (GPLv2+).