Chess Opening Theory/1. b4/1...e5

Polish Opening
a b c d e f g h
8 a8 b8 c8 d8 e8 f8 g8 h8 8
7 a7 b7 c7 d7 e7 f7 g7 h7 7
6 a6 b6 c6 d6 e6 f6 g6 h6 6
5 a5 b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 h5 5
4 a4 b4 c4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4 4
3 a3 b3 c3 d3 e3 f3 g3 h3 3
2 a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 g2 h2 2
1 a1 b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 h1 1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
Moves: 1. b4 e5

Polish Opening Edit

1. b4 e5 Edit

Black plays the most common reply, this pawn move adds pressure to the center while freeing the bishop on f8 to take White's b4 pawn. Now a3 and Bb2 are good followups.

Theory table Edit

For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation.

1. b4 e5

2 3
Bb2
Bxb4
Bxe5
Nf6
=
a3
d5
Bb2
a5
=
b5
d5
Bb2
Nd7
=
...
Nf6
Bb2
Bc5
=

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References Edit

  • Eric Schiller (2002). Unorthodox Chess Openings (Second Edition ed.). Cardoza. ISBN 1-58042-072-9. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help)
  • Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.