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Polish Opening: Bugayev Advance Variation

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Overview

Polish Opening: Bugayev Advance Variation is a named branch in the Flank Openings group of chess theory, classified under ECO A00.

The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.

It is reached after 5 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. b5.

It branches immediately from Polish Opening in the opening tree.

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ECO code
A00
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
5
Parent
Polish Opening

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Statistics from Lichess

173,266 games · White 51.8% / Draw 4.4% / Black 43.8%

MovesGamesW / D / B
d592,466
a619,922
Bc518,988
c614,249
b612,989
Ne74,788
d63,363
Nh61,505

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:29:20

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