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Kadas Opening: Croon's Gambit
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black kinge7 black kingf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black kingd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black kingg6 black kingh6 white pawn6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black pawne5 black pawnf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 black kingd4 black kinge4 black kingf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black kingd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 black kingg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 white pawne2 white pawnf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 black king2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

rnbqkbnr/ppp2ppp/7P/3pp3/8/8/PPPPPPP1/RNBQKBNR b

Moves: 1. h4 d5 2. h5 e5 3. h6
ECO code: A00

Kadas Opening: Croon's Gambit

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3. h6

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The Croon's Gambit is an ambitious attempt to ruin Black's kingside at the cost of a pawn. The main plan of this opening is to open up White's rook file or have a thorn pawn on h6, then strike at the center with d4 and c4 afterwards. Sometimes if Black takes the pawn, White can take back with Bxh6 after d4. White will always play d4 in every line.

Theory table

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For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation..

1. h4 d5 2. h5 e5 3. h6

3 4 5 6
Knight's Acceptation
Nxh6		 d4
exd4		 Bxh6
gxh6		 Qxd4
Rg8
Risky Variation
gxh6		 d4
Thorn defense
g6		 d4

Usage

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FM Orest Vovk tried this opening at the European Blitz 2015 tournament with mixed success.[1] As of 2022, he still regularly uses this opening online.[2]

References

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  1. ↑ Vovk, Orest – Potapov, Pavel European Blitz 2015
  2. ↑ Chess.com Opening Explorer for Orest Vovk

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