Polish Opening: all variations and ECO codes
25 named lines across 2 ECO codes (A00–A05). Source: the CC0-licensed lichess.org opening database.
The idea
White grabs queenside space immediately and offers the b-pawn as a gambit in some lines, aiming the fianchettoed bishop at the long diagonal from the first move. It’s an unusual, flank-first try that trades central influence for early space and piece activity on one side of the board.
The main line
How the main line scores at your rating
Real Lichess win rates for 1.b4, playing as white: the family’s other variations are not separately tracked for win rate yet, main line only.
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| Rating band | Games | White / draw / Black | Score for white | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1400-1600 | 748 | Not enough games at this band yet. | |||
| 1600-1800 | 864 | Not enough games at this band yet. | |||
| 1800-2000 | 760 | Not enough games at this band yet. | |||
| 2000+ | 450 | Not enough games at this band yet. | |||
All 25 named variations
Every named line in the Polish Opening family, from the CC0-licensed ECO classification: not separately tracked for win rate, but every ECO code and move sequence is real, sourced data.
- A00Polish Opening (main line)1.b4
- 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
- A00Schiffler Attack1.b4 Nf6 2.Bb2 g6 3.e4
- A00Sokolsky 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
- A00Schuehler 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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