ECO A00 · Sodium Attack

Sodium Attack: Chenoboskion Variation

1. Na3 g6 2. g4

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

2… d5−0.96

Black is clearly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the Sodium Attack: Chenoboskion Variation (A00), reached after 1. Na3 g6 2. g4, Stockfish 18 recommends 2… d5 for Black. Black is clearly better (−0.96).

Top engine moves

  1. −0.962… d5 3. Bg2 Bxg4 4. c4 c6 5. cxd5 Nf6 6. Qb3 Bc8 7. dxc6
  2. −0.922… Nc6 3. d4 d5 4. h3 h5 5. Bf4 Bg7 6. Nb5 e5 7. dxe5
  3. −0.892… Bg7 3. d4 d5 4. g5 h6 5. c3 e5 6. h4 exd4 7. gxh6

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Sodium Attack: Chenoboskion Variation?
After 1. Na3 g6 2. g4, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 2… d5 for Black, continuing 3. Bg2 Bxg4 4. c4 c6 5. cxd5 Nf6 6. Qb3 Bc8 7. dxc6. Black is clearly better (−0.96). The next best moves are 2… Nc6 (−0.92) and 2… Bg7 (−0.89).
Is the Sodium Attack: Chenoboskion Variation a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at −0.96: black is clearly better. 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 Sodium Attack: Chenoboskion Variation?
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+).