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Polish Defense A40

Family: Polish Defense

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The Polish Defense is catalogued under the ECO code A40. Its main line runs 1. d4 b5.

After 2 half-moves the diagrammed position is reached and it is White to move. Material is balanced.

This encyclopedia records 2 variations inside the “Polish Defense” family — follow the links below to compare the branching lines.

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1. d4 b5

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Variations of this family

NameECOMain line length
Polish Defense: Spassky Gambit AcceptedA405 plies