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Polish Opening

Myers Variation

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  1. 1.b4d5
  2. 2.Bb2c6
  3. 3.a4
818 games56%41%

Rare Polish Opening sideline in which White answers ...c6 with 3. a4, extending the queenside pawns to support b4-b5; roughly balanced.

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About the Myers Variation

The Myers Variation arises after 1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 c6 3. a4. Black's 2...c6 prepares ...Qb6 against the b4-pawn. White replies by advancing the a-pawn, which gains further queenside space and prepares b4-b5 to strike at c6. The usual answer is 3...Nf6, with 3...Bf5 next most common. Engines rate the position as roughly balanced, though White scores well in online games, particularly against 3...e6.

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