Kádas Opening: Schneider Gambit

Kádas Opening: Schneider Gambit is a chess opening with the ECO code A00, part of the Kádas Opening family. It goes 1. h4 g5. White opens with 1. h4 and Black answers 1... g5. After 2 moves it is White to move. The lesson on the board explains every move of the line and lets you play it yourself; it is free.

The moves

• 1. h4 – White plays the pawn to h4
• 1... g5 – Black plays the pawn to g5

About the Kádas Opening

White starts with 1.h4, a very offbeat move that does little for the centre. It is mostly a surprise weapon.

• The idea is to use the h-rook via h3 or to push h5 later.
• Black should just take the centre with ...d5 and ...e5.
• White's kingside gets weaker, so castling short is less safe.

Related openings

• It extends: Kádas Opening (1. h4)
• Related line: Kádas Opening: Myers Variation (1. h4 d5 2. d4 c5 3. e4)
• Related line: Kádas Opening: Steinbok Gambit (1. h4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. d3)
• Related line: Kádas Opening: Kádas Gambit (1. h4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3)
• Related line: Kádas Opening: Kádas Gambit (1. h4 d5 2. d4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. c3)
• Related line: Kádas Opening: Kádas Gambit (1. h4 c5 2. b4)
• Related line: Kádas Opening: Koola-Koola Variation (1. h4 a5)

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