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Indian Defense: Polish Variation

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1.d4Nf62.Nf3b5

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Indian Defense: Polish Variation41k games · White to move

MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore

10k52%

9.3k52%

6.1k52%

5.1k54%

1.9k52%

1.9k48%

1.8k52%

1.2k53%

91454%

80445%

Famous games in this line524 master games

Aronian, L. (2812) – Carlsen, M. (2872)2014½–½ Giri, A. (2782) – Mamedyarov, S. (2801)2018½–½ Xiong, Jeffery (2672) – Nakamura, Hi (2749)20191–0 Kamsky, G.. (2665) – Maghsoodloo, Parham (2676)2021½–½ Karpov, Anatoly (2740) – Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (2600)19941–0 Wang, Yue (2732) – Ponkratov, Pavel (2592)20101–0 Radjabov, Teimour (2673) – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2646)2005½–½ Navara, David (2707) – Shabalov, Alexander (2606)20090–1

Heroes of this opening Xiong, Jeffery · Karpov, Anatoly · Wang, Yue · Shabalov, Alexander

Family: Indian Defense
Category: Indian
First move: 1.d4
ECO: A46
Line: 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b5

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