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Polish Opening

The Polish Opening starts 1. b4. The opening book names 24 variations of it, under ECO A00 to A05.

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All 24 Polish Opening variations

  • A00Baltic Defense1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5
  • A00Birmingham Gambit1. b4 c5
  • A00Bugayev Advance Variation1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. b5
  • A00Bugayev Attack1. b4 e5 2. a3
  • A00Czech Defense1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 d6
  • A00Dutch Defense1. b4 f5
  • A00German Defense1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Qd6
  • A00Grigorian Variation1. b4 Nc6
  • A00Karniewski Variation1. b4 Nh6
  • A00King's Indian Variation1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6
  • A00King's Indian Variation, Schiffler Attack1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. e4
  • A00King's Indian Variation, Sokolsky Attack1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. d4
  • A00Myers Variation1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 c6 3. a4
  • A00Outflank Variation1. b4 c6
  • A00Outflank Variation, Schuehler Gambit1. b4 c6 2. Bb2 a5 3. b5
  • A00Queen's Indian Variation1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. b5 b6
  • A00Queenside Defense1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. b5 a6
  • A00Rooks Swap Line1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. b5 a6 4. a4 axb5 5. axb5 Rxa1 6. Bxa1
  • A00Schiffler-Sokolsky Variation1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. b5 d5 4. e3
  • A00Schuehler Gambit1. b4 c6 2. Bb2 a5 3. b5 cxb5 4. e4
  • A00Symmetrical Variation1. b4 b5
  • A00Tartakower Gambit1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4
  • A00Wolferts Gambit1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 c5
  • A05Zukertort System1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b4 g6 3. Bb2

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