ECO family guide
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 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 | 3,934,739 | 52.7% / 3.6% / 43.7% | 54.5% |
| 1600-1800 | 5,370,902 | 52.1% / 4.0% / 43.9% | 54.1% |
| 1800-2000 | 4,496,589 | 50.6% / 4.7% / 44.7% | 52.9% |
| 2000+ | 2,532,399 | 48.5% / 5.9% / 45.6% | 51.5% |
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 Defense — 1.b4 d5 2.Bb2 Bf5
- A00Birmingham Gambit — 1.b4 c5
- A00Bugayev Advance Variation — 1.b4 e5 2.Bb2 f6 3.b5
- A00Bugayev Attack — 1.b4 e5 2.a3
- A00Czech Defense — 1.b4 e5 2.Bb2 d6
- A00Dutch Defense — 1.b4 f5
- A00German Defense — 1.b4 d5 2.Bb2 Qd6
- A00Grigorian Variation — 1.b4 Nc6
- A00Karniewski Variation — 1.b4 Nh6
- A00King's Indian Variation — 1.b4 Nf6 2.Bb2 g6
- A00Schiffler Attack — 1.b4 Nf6 2.Bb2 g6 3.e4
- A00Sokolsky Attack — 1.b4 Nf6 2.Bb2 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.e3 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.d4
- A00Myers Variation — 1.b4 d5 2.Bb2 c6 3.a4
- A00Outflank Variation — 1.b4 c6
- A00Schuehler Gambit — 1.b4 c6 2.Bb2 a5 3.b5
- A00Queen's Indian Variation — 1.b4 e6 2.Bb2 Nf6 3.b5 b6
- A00Queenside Defense — 1.b4 e6 2.Bb2 Nf6 3.b5 a6
- A00Rooks Swap Line — 1.b4 e6 2.Bb2 Nf6 3.b5 a6 4.a4 axb5 5.axb5 Rxa1 6.Bxa1
- A00Schiffler-Sokolsky Variation — 1.b4 e6 2.Bb2 Nf6 3.b5 d5 4.e3
- A00Schuehler Gambit — 1.b4 c6 2.Bb2 a5 3.b5 cxb5 4.e4
- A00Symmetrical Variation — 1.b4 b5
- A00Tartakower Gambit — 1.b4 e5 2.Bb2 f6 3.e4
- A00Wolferts Gambit — 1.b4 e5 2.Bb2 c5
- A05Zukertort System — 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.b4 g6 3.Bb2
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