Polish Opening A00
Family: Polish Opening
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The Polish Opening is catalogued under the ECO code A00. Its main line runs 1. b4.
After 1 half-moves the diagrammed position is reached and it is Black to move. Material is balanced.
This encyclopedia records 27 variations inside the “Polish Opening” family — follow the links below to compare the branching lines.
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1. b4
- Position after 1 half-moves — Black to move.
- Material is balanced.
- Family “Polish Opening” contains 27 recorded variation(s) here.
Variations of this family
| Name | ECO | Main line length |
|---|---|---|
| Polish Opening, with d5 | A00 | 2 plies |
| Polish Opening, with d5 | A00 | 5 plies |
| Polish Opening: Baltic Defense | A00 | 4 plies |
| Polish Opening: Birmingham Gambit | A00 | 2 plies |
| Polish Opening: Bugayev Advance Variation | A00 | 5 plies |
| Polish Opening: Bugayev Attack | A00 | 3 plies |
| Polish Opening: Czech Defense | A00 | 4 plies |
| Polish Opening: Dutch Defense | A00 | 2 plies |
| Polish Opening: German Defense | A00 | 4 plies |
| Polish Opening: Grigorian Variation | A00 | 2 plies |
| Polish Opening: Karniewski Variation | A00 | 2 plies |
| Polish Opening: King's Indian Variation | A00 | 4 plies |
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