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Polish Defense: Spassky Gambit Accepted
Overview
Polish Defense: Spassky Gambit Accepted is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO A40 in the Flank Openings group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
It is reached after 5 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 b5 2. e4 Bb7 3. Bxb5.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Polish Defense, part of the broader Queen's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- A40
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 5
- Parent
- Polish Defense
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