A00 · Flank · a plan for White

Polish Opening: Rooks Swap Line

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1.b4e62.Bb2Nf63.b5a64.a4axb55.axb5Rxa16.Bxa1
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Polish Opening: Rooks Swap Line40k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
36%15k47%
27%11k49%
10%4.1k47%
9.6%3.9k49%
8.8%3.6k46%
2.5%1.0k53%
2%82143%
1.7%69047%
1.1%45543%
0.9%36343%
Famous games in this line17 master games
Tkachiev, Vladislav (2575) – Karpov, Anatoly (2765)19950–1Degterev, Pavel (2545) – Bozyavkin, Anatoly (2362)20080–1Degterev, Pavel (2530) – Balcazar Novoa, Luis Marcos (2335)20071–0Danilovic, Alexandar (2397) – Kosanovic, Dragan (2335)2011½–½Degterev, Pavel (2475) – Ellis, Les (2246)2010½–½Morley, Paul (2277) – Fourie, M. J. (2376)2008½–½Degterev, Pavel (2276) – Tsenkov, Ljubomir (2368)2008½–½Buczinski, Henryk (2200) – Kovacs, Arthur (2443)2010½–½
Heroes of this opening Karpov, Anatoly · Bozyavkin, Anatoly · Degterev, Pavel
Family
Polish Opening
Category
Flank
First move
Other
ECO
A00
Line
1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. b5 a6 4. a4 axb5 5. axb5 Rxa1 6. Bxa1
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