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Polish Opening: Outflank Variation, Schuehler Gambit

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1.b4c62.Bb2a53.b5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Polish Opening: Outflank Variation, Schuehler Gambit2.3k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
75%1.7k54%
7.3%16756%
7.2%16644%
6.1%14044%
1%2245%
1%2248%
0.8%1955%
0.6%1446%
0.6%1346%
0.3%683%
Famous games in this line26 master games
Volke, Karsten (2480) – Aleksandrov, Aleksej (2535)1994½–½Timmermans, M. (2387) – Smeets, J. (2600)20161–0Degterev, Pavel (2545) – Shulga, Yury (2398)2008½–½de Andrés Senra, Sergio Iván (2408) – Jiménez Ariza, José Manuel (2482)2024½–½Campora, Daniel Hugo (2560) – Anguix Garrido, Juan Francisco (2320)19941–0Volke, Karsten (2470) – Wegner, Hannu (2390)19931–0Bosboom, Manuel (2461) – Langeweg, Kick (2290)2000½–½Degterev, Pavel (2346) – Wernikiewicz, Zbigniew (2368)20061–0
Heroes of this opening Timmermans, M. · Campora, Daniel Hugo · Volke, Karsten · Degterev, Pavel
Family
Polish Opening
Category
Flank
First move
Other
ECO
A00
Line
1. b4 c6 2. Bb2 a5 3. b5
Gambit
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Polish Opening: Schuehler Gambit3…cxb5 4.e4
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