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Polish Opening: Dutch Defense
Overview
Polish Opening: Dutch Defense 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 begins with 2 plies and takes 1. b4 f5 to reach the canonical position.
It branches immediately from Polish Opening in the opening tree.
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- ECO code
- A00
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 2
- Parent
- Polish Opening
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Statistics from Lichess
147,140 games · White 49.9% / Draw 4.3% / Black 45.7%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bb2 | 133,558 | |
| b5 | 3,523 | |
| a3 | 2,756 | |
| e3 | 2,397 | |
| c4 | 1,634 | |
| Nf3 | 673 | |
| e4 | 560 | |
| d4 | 384 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:29:26
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