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Kádas Opening

Koola-Koola Variation

A00offbeat

  1. 1.h4a5
666 games43%17%40%

Kádas Opening line in which Black answers 1. h4 with 1...a5, mirroring White's rook-pawn advance; a rare, roughly balanced offbeat sideline.

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About the Koola-Koola Variation

The Koola-Koola Variation meets the Kádas Opening's 1. h4 with 1...a5, an advance of Black's own rook's pawn that likewise ignores the center. White most often continues 2. h5, pushing the h-pawn further. The next most common replies are 2. a4 and the rook lift 2. Rh3, and White scores poorly after the rook lift. The engine judges the position roughly balanced. Online results are close to even, with White slightly ahead.

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