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Polish Opening: Grigorian Variation

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Overview

Polish Opening: Grigorian Variation is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as 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.

The line arises from 2 plies — specifically the moves 1. b4 Nc6.

It is a direct variation of Polish Opening.

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ECO code
A00
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
2
Parent
Polish Opening

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Statistics from Lichess

67,393 games · White 52.4% / Draw 4.4% / Black 43.2%

MovesGamesW / D / B
b545,642
Bb211,446
a39,237
c3437
Ba3148
Nc386
c451
e350

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:29:31

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