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Polish Opening: Complete Guide

An offbeat flank opening built on an early b-pawn push — White grabs queenside space and fianchettoes the bishop instead of fighting for the center directly. Also known as the Sokolsky Opening. Drill every main line against an adaptive engine, backed by real Lichess win rates and Stockfish evaluations.

48 variations 53,745,610 total games Avg Stockfish -0.10

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All 48 variations of the Polish Opening

Openings & Plans Sokolsky Opening ECO A00 11M games Anti-Openings Sokolsky Opening ECO A00 11M games Openings & Plans Polish Opening ECO A00 11M games Openings & Plans Sokolsky Opening: e5 ECO A00 3M games Openings & Plans Polish Opening: e5 ECO A00 3M games Openings & Plans Polish Opening, with d5 ECO A00 2M games Openings & Plans Polish Opening: d5 ECO A00 2M games Openings & Plans Polish Opening: Czech Defense ECO A00 1M games Openings & Plans Sokolsky Opening: e6 ECO A00 854K games Openings & Plans Sokolsky Opening: Nf6 ECO A00 756K games Openings & Plans Polish Opening: King's Indian Variation ECO A00 532K games Openings & Plans Polish Opening: Bugayev Attack ECO A00 520K games Openings & Plans Sokolsky Opening: g6 ECO A00 460K games Openings & Plans Polish Opening: g6 ECO A00 460K games Openings & Plans Polish Opening: Outflank Variation ECO A00 317K games Openings & Plans Polish Opening: Baltic Defense ECO A00 226K games Openings & Plans Polish Opening, with d5: Bb2 ECO A00 226K games Gambits Polish Opening: Birmingham Gambit ECO A00 172K games Openings & Plans Polish Opening: Bugayev Advance Variation ECO A00 147K games Openings & Plans Polish Opening: Symmetrical Variation ECO A00 144K games Openings & Plans Polish Opening: Grigorian Variation ECO A00 105K games Openings & Plans Polish Opening: Dutch Defense ECO A00 103K games Anti-Openings Sokolsky Opening: c5 ECO A00 100K games Openings & Plans Polish Opening: e6 ECO A00 98K games Openings & Plans Polish Opening: Czech Defense: b5 ECO A00 82K games Openings & Plans Polish Opening: Czech Defense: c4 ECO A00 78K games Anti-Openings Sokolsky Opening: a5 ECO A00 75K games Openings & Plans Sokolsky Opening: d5 ECO A00 69K games Openings & Plans Polish Opening: Zukertort System ECO A05 65K games Openings & Plans Polish Opening: King's Indian Variation, Schiffler Attack ECO A00 57K games Openings & Plans Polish Opening: Czech Defense: e4 ECO A00 55K games Openings & Plans Polish Opening: Czech Defense: Nf3 ECO A00 46K games Openings & Plans Polish Opening: Queen's Indian Variation ECO A00 41K games Openings & Plans Polish Opening: Queenside Defense ECO A00 35K games Openings & Plans Polish Opening: Czech Defense: e3 ECO A00 24K games Openings & Plans Polish Opening: Nf6 ECO A00 23K games Openings & Plans Polish Opening: Myers Variation ECO A00 20K games Anti-Openings Sokolsky Opening: b6 ECO A00 18K games Gambits Polish Opening: Tartakower Gambit ECO A00 18K games Openings & Plans Polish Opening: German Defense ECO A00 17K games Openings & Plans Sokolsky Opening: c6 ECO A00 10K games Openings & Plans Polish Opening: c6 ECO A00 10K games Openings & Plans Polish Opening, with d5: b5 ECO A00 8K games Anti-Openings Sokolsky Opening: d6 ECO A00 8K games Anti-Openings Sokolsky Opening: b5 ECO A00 7K games Anti-Openings Sokolsky Opening: f5 ECO A00 5K games Gambits Polish Opening: Wolferts Gambit ECO A00 5K games Openings & Plans Polish Opening: Karniewski Variation ECO A00 1K games

Frequently asked questions about the Polish Opening

What is the polish opening in chess?

The Polish Opening is a chess opening family with 48 variations covered on Chessy. Over 54 million Lichess games have reached these positions across all rating levels.

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