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A0011 plies · black to move

Polish Opening: Rooks Swap Line

The Polish Opening: Rooks Swap Line is a chess opening classified under ECO code A00 in the Flank Openings family, characterized by moves like 1.c4, 1.Nf3, or 1.f4, aiming to control the center indirectly. It is reached after 6 moves: 1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. b5 a6 4. a4 axb5 5. axb5 Rxa1 6. Bxa1. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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Black n
Black b
Black q
Black k
Black b
Black r
7
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
6
Black p
Black n
5
White p
4
3
2
White p
White p
White p
White p
White p
White p
1a
White b
b
White n
c
d
White q
e
White k
f
White b
g
White n
h
White r

Resulting Position