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A00

Polish Opening: King's Indian Variation, Schiffler Attack

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Overview

Polish Opening: King's Indian Variation, Schiffler Attack 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.

It is reached after 5 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. e4.

It is a variation of Polish Opening: King's Indian Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Polish Opening.

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ECO code
A00
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
5
Parent
Polish Opening: King's Indian Variation

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Statistics from Lichess

72,345 games · White 43.3% / Draw 4.7% / Black 52.0%

MovesGamesW / D / B
Bg744,808
d624,918
e51,330
Rg8422
e6400
Nc6162
d589
Nxe471

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:29:37

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