Polish Opening: Baltic Defense
ECO: A00Flank Openings1.b4 d5 2.Bb2 Bf5
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About the Polish Opening: Baltic Defense
The Polish Opening: Baltic Defense is a line of the Polish Opening, catalogued under ECO code A00 in the Flank Openings section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.b4 d5 2.Bb2 Bf5, with Black playing the move that gives the line its name.
The Polish Opening has 25 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.
Other lines of the Polish Opening
- Polish Opening: Birmingham GambitA00 · 1.b4 c5
- Polish Opening: Dutch DefenseA00 · 1.b4 f5
- Polish Opening: Grigorian VariationA00 · 1.b4 Nc6
- Polish Opening: Karniewski VariationA00 · 1.b4 Nh6
- Polish Opening: Outflank VariationA00 · 1.b4 c6
- Polish Opening: Symmetrical VariationA00 · 1.b4 b5
- Polish Opening: Bugayev AttackA00 · 1.b4 e5 2.a3
- Polish Opening: Czech DefenseA00 · 1.b4 e5 2.Bb2 d6