Polish Opening

A00

1. b4

How it went

310 ours · 283 masters

White wins 53% Draws 10% Black wins 37%

Continuations

16

Polish Opening, with d5 A00 1. b4 d5 55 Polish Opening: Birmingham Gambit A00 1. b4 c5 3 Polish Opening: Dutch Defense A00 1. b4 f5 1 Polish Opening: Grigorian Variation A00 1. b4 Nc6 1 Polish Opening: Karniewski Variation A00 1. b4 Nh6 Polish Opening: Outflank Variation A00 1. b4 c6 17 Polish Opening: Symmetrical Variation A00 1. b4 b5 Polish Opening: Bugayev Attack A00 1. b4 e5 2. a3 15 Polish Opening: Czech Defense A00 1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 d6 31 Polish Opening: King's Indian Variation A00 1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 26 Polish Opening: Wolferts Gambit A00 1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 c5 Polish Opening: Bugayev Advance Variation A00 1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. b5 Polish Opening: Tartakower Gambit A00 1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4 Polish Opening: Queen's Indian Variation A00 1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. b5 b6 2 Polish Opening: Queenside Defense A00 1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. b5 a6 5 Polish Opening: Schiffler-Sokolsky Variation A00 1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 6

Master games

Nakamura, Hi — Carlsen, M.. 1/2-1/2 · 2022
Caruana, Fabiano — Kasparov, G... 1/2-1/2 · 2019
Nepomniachtchi, I.. — Gretarsson, Hj 1-0 · 2022
Firouzja, Alireza — Caruana, F.. 0-1 · 2022
So, Wesley — Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 1-0 · 2021

Games in Spain

Carlsen,M (2831) — Tabuenca Mendataurigoitia,Daniel (2402) 1-0
Nakamura,Hi (2768) — Ibarra Jerez,JC (2557) 1-0
Nihal,Sarin (2723) — Chigaev,M (2647) 1-0
Nihal Sarin (2723) — Chigaev, Maksim (2647) 1-0
Esipenko,Andrey (2698) — Anton Guijarro,D (2662) 0-1
Van Foreest,Jorden (2678) — Domingo Nunez,Ruben (2361) 0-1
Llorente Zaro,A (2436) — Shankland,S (2674) 0-1
Llorente Zaro,A (2440) — Oparin,G (2665) 0-1

This line is also written

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1 b4
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