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Anderssen's Opening: Polish Gambit
Overview
Anderssen's Opening: Polish Gambit is a gambit, classified under ECO code A00 within the Flank Openings family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
Play reaches this position via 1. a3 a5 2. b4, after 3 plies of opening development.
It is a direct variation of Anderssen's Opening.
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- ECO code
- A00
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 3
- Parent
- Anderssen's Opening
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Statistics from Lichess
3,742 games · White 42.4% / Draw 6.6% / Black 51.1%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| axb4 | 3,437 | |
| a4 | 98 | |
| b6 | 52 | |
| c6 | 25 | |
| b5 | 20 | |
| Ra6 | 17 | |
| e5 | 15 | |
| Nf6 | 14 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:25:47
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