Tree path 2 levels Polish Opening › with d5
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Polish Opening, with d5
Overview
Polish Opening, with d5 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 2 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. b4 d5.
It is a direct variation of Polish Opening.
It branches into 5 notable variations — Polish Opening, with d5, Polish Opening: Baltic Defense, Polish Opening: German Defense, and others.
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- ECO code
- A00
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 2
- Parent
- Polish Opening
- Direct variations
- 5
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Statistics from Lichess
2,532,377 games · White 51.3% / Draw 4.6% / Black 44.1%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bb2 | 2,270,533 | |
| b5 | 79,098 | |
| a3 | 59,033 | |
| e3 | 47,536 | |
| Nf3 | 20,329 | |
| d4 | 14,006 | |
| a4 | 10,713 | |
| c3 | 7,641 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:29:11
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