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

Position after 1.b4 (A00). Open this line on Lichess → · Polish Opening on Lichess

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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Win/draw/loss rate by rating band
Rating bandGamesWhite / draw / BlackScore 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.

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