Chess Opening Theory/1. h4/1...d5/2. h5/2...e5/3. h6

Kadas Opening: Croon's Gambit rd nd bd qd kd bd nd rd pd pd pd pd pd pd pl pd pd pl pl pl pl pl pl pl rl nl bl ql kl bl nl rl 1. h4 d5 2. h5 e5 3. h6 A00 Kadas Opening: Croon's Gambit 3. h6 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 . 1. h4 d5 2. h5 e5 3. h6 3 4 5 6 Knight's Acceptation Nxh6 d4exd4 Bxh6gxh6 Qxd4Rg8 Risky Variation gxh6 d4 Thorn defense g6 d4 Usage FM Orest Vovk tried this opening at the European Blitz 2015 tournament with mixed success.Vovk, Orest – Potapov, Pavel European Blitz 2015 As of 2022, he still regularly uses this opening online.Chess.com Opening Explorer for Orest Vovk The earliest reference for the study of the Croon's Gambit comes from the Lichess study by PeterGriffen back in 2021The Croon Gambit https://lichess.org/study/f5zIgaWx 2026-01-19 lichess.org en-US References __NOTOC__