ECO family guide

Kádas Opening — all variations and ECO codes

9 named lines across 1 ECO code (A00). Source: the CC0-licensed lichess.org opening database.

The main line

Position after 1.h4 (A00). Open this line on Lichess → · Kádas Opening on Lichess

How the main line scores at your rating

Real Lichess win rates for 1.h4, playing as white — the family's other variations are not separately tracked for win rate yet, main line only.

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Win/draw/loss rate by rating band
Rating band	Games	White / draw / Black	Score for white
1400-1600	964,621	37.8% / 6.5% / 55.7%	41.0%
1600-1800	661,443	42.5% / 4.6% / 52.9%	44.8%
1800-2000	395,730	45.6% / 4.1% / 50.3%	47.7%
2000+	310,731	47.7% / 5.0% / 47.2%	50.3%

All 9 named variations

Every named line in the Kádas Opening family, from the CC0-licensed ECO classification — not separately tracked for win rate, but every ECO code and move sequence is real, sourced data.

A00Kádas Opening (main line) — 1.h4
A00Beginner's Trap — 1.h4 d5 2.Rh3
A00Koola-Koola Variation — 1.h4 a5
A00Kádas Gambit — 1.h4 c5 2.b4
A00Kádas Gambit — 1.h4 d5 2.d4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4 4.c3
A00Kádas Gambit — 1.h4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3
A00Myers Variation — 1.h4 d5 2.d4 c5 3.e4
A00Schneider Gambit — 1.h4 g5
A00Steinbok Gambit — 1.h4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.d3