Polish Opening: Outflank Variation, Schuehler Gambit
1. b4 c6 2. Bb2 a5 3. b5
The Polish Opening: Outflank Variation, Schuehler Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A00, reached after 1. b4 c6 2. Bb2 a5 3. b5. It is a line of the Polish Opening. Black is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 7 times by this move order. White won 71%, 15% were drawn and Black won 14%. The most popular continuation is 3… cxb5 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.25 (Stockfish, depth 34; best line 3… cxb5 4. a3 Nc6 5. e4 b4 6. axb4)
- ECO
- A00
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. b4 c6 2. Bb2 a5 3. b5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 5 | |
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 7 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… cxb5 | 7 (100%) |
Master games
4 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 25%, draw 25%, Black 50%). The strongest:
- GM Leandro Krysa (2524) – GM Jingyao Tin (2562) 0-1 · Titled Tue 4th Oct Early · 2022-10-04
- FM Poul Rewitz (2264) – Kristen Schmidt (2315) 1/2-1/2 · 59th TCh-DEN Ex 2021-22 · 2022-03-19
- Mati Tikerpuu (1819) – Alexander R. Flaata (2048) 1-0 · 32nd NATO Chess 2022 · 2022-06-28
- Andrzej Szewczak (1797) – Magdalena Malicka (1720) 0-1 · 297th YMCA Winter B 2025 · 2025-02-27
Search all games of the Polish Opening: Outflank Variation, Schuehler Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- TeamN (2132) – jt88 (2099) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- abditaracatur (1917) – FerchnerWoll (1935) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- thrillhouse742 (1886) – The_Ousyrian (1928) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Polish Opening: Outflank Variation 1. b4 c6
Continuations
- Polish Opening: Schuehler Gambit A00 · 1. b4 c6 2. Bb2 a5 3. b5 cxb5 4. e4
More Polish Opening lines (all)
- Polish Opening A00
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- Polish Opening: Birmingham Gambit A00
- Polish Opening: Bugayev Advance Variation A00
- Polish Opening: Bugayev Attack A00
- Polish Opening: Czech Defense A00
- Polish Opening: Dutch Defense A00
- Polish Opening: German Defense A00
- Polish Opening: Grigorian Variation A00
- Polish Opening: Karniewski Variation A00
- Polish Opening: King's Indian Variation A00
- Polish Opening: King's Indian Variation, Schiffler Attack A00
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.