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Polish Opening: Queen's Indian Variation
Overview
Polish Opening: Queen's Indian 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 6 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. b5 b6.
It branches immediately from Polish Opening in the opening tree.
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- ECO code
- A00
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 6
- Parent
- Polish Opening
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Statistics from Lichess
65,071 games · White 49.5% / Draw 5.5% / Black 45.0%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| e3 | 32,769 | |
| c4 | 11,031 | |
| a4 | 10,033 | |
| Nf3 | 8,750 | |
| g3 | 760 | |
| d3 | 536 | |
| f3 | 267 | |
| e4 | 162 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:29:45
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