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Polish Opening: Outflank Variation
Overview
Polish Opening: Outflank 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.
It begins with 2 plies and takes 1. b4 c6 to reach the canonical position.
It is a direct variation of Polish Opening.
It continues primarily into one named line, Polish Opening: Schuehler Gambit.
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- ECO code
- A00
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 2
- Parent
- Polish Opening
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
484,593 games · White 47.8% / Draw 5.2% / Black 47.0%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bb2 | 408,272 | |
| c4 | 27,069 | |
| e3 | 15,052 | |
| a3 | 11,919 | |
| a4 | 9,355 | |
| Nf3 | 3,720 | |
| b5 | 2,494 | |
| e4 | 2,076 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:29:43
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