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Opening· 11 plies

Polish Opening: Rooks Swap Line

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO A00), reached after 11 half-moves: 1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. b5 a6 4. a4 axb5 5. axb5 Rxa1 6. Bxa1.

Polish Opening: Rooks Swap Line ECO A00
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About this opening

Polish Opening: Rooks Swap Line is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code A00. ECO group A (A00–A99) covers flank and irregular openings, including the English, Bird, Réti and Dutch defences. This particular variation is reached after 11 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. b5 a6 4. a4 axb5 5. axb5 Rxa1 6. Bxa1.

It belongs to the Polish Opening family. Within that family this is a sub-variation (the Rooks Swap Line line).

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.b4 e6, 2.Bb2 Nf6, 3.b5 a6, 4.a4 axb5, 5.axb5 Rxa1, 6.Bxa1. From this position the encyclopaedia records no further canonical continuations — practical play branches into unnamed transpositions or returns to the parent line for alternative ideas.