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Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...Nf6/2. b4

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The Neo-Polish Variation is an variation of the Indian Defense in which White commits to a push of a flank pawn instead of a center pawn. This move is not seen much in the top level because it does not benefit White in most ways. As, Black will try to play e6 and attack the pawn or play g6 into a King's Indian type of setup, it is recommended that White plays very carefully and tries to play moves like Bb2 and a3, just like if they had played b4 on the first move.

Neo-Polish Attack
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black kingh8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black pawne7 black pawnf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black kingd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black knightg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 black kingf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 white pawnc4 black kingd4 white pawne4 black kingf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black kingd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 black kingg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 black kingc2 white pawnd2 black kinge2 white pawnf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

rnbqkb1r/pppppppp/5n2/8/1P1P4/8/P1P1PPPP/RNBQKBNR b

Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. b4
Parent: Indian Defence

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