A00 · Flank · a plan for White

Polish Opening: Queenside Defense

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1.b4e62.Bb2Nf63.b5a6
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Polish Opening: Queenside Defense70k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
61%43k53%
22%15k52%
13%9.3k48%
3.4%2.4k46%
0.2%14143%
0.1%6931%
0.1%4838%
0.1%4637%
0.1%3636%
0%2934%
Famous games in this line30 master games
Tkachiev, Vladislav (2575) – Karpov, Anatoly (2765)19950–1Welling, Gerard (2393) – Slobodjan, Roman (2521)2002½–½Degterev, Pavel (2545) – Bozyavkin, Anatoly (2362)20080–1Volke, Karsten (2480) – Shulman, Yuri (2425)19940–1Degterev, Pavel (2530) – Balcazar Novoa, Luis Marcos (2335)20071–0Rodriguez, Alberto2 (2310) – Panno, Oscar (2520)19870–1Glenne, Bjorn Erik (2250) – Ernst, Thomas (2485)1994½–½Danilovic, Alexandar (2397) – Kosanovic, Dragan (2335)2011½–½
Heroes of this opening Karpov, Anatoly · Bozyavkin, Anatoly · Shulman, Yuri · Degterev, Pavel
Family
Polish Opening
Category
Flank
First move
Other
ECO
A00
Line
1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. b5 a6
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