< Chess Opening Theory
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/7P/8/PPPPPPP1/RNBQKBNR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moves: 1. h4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parent: Starting position | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1. h4 - Desprez Opening
The Desprez Opening (or Kádas Opening) is a rather useless move that does nothing to assist the important central squares. No top masters have ever used it in professional play, although some, most notably Hikaru Nakamura, play it during blitz. It could be said that White has made his position worse, as castling Kingside is now less attractive. As a result, this move is rarely seen among serious chess players.
Black's responses
Black has many decent replies.
- 1... d5, staking a claim to the centre and simultaneously making 2. Rh3 impossible.
1... g6 is rarely played, as it makes 1. h4 seem logical as to undermining Black's fianchetto.
Statistics
No statistics as 1. h4 is rarely played.
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References
- Eric Schiller (2002). Unorthodox Chess Openings (Second Edition ed.). Cardoza. ISBN 1-58042-072-9.
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