Polish Opening: Tartakower Gambit
1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4
The Polish Opening: Tartakower Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A00, reached after 1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4. It is a line of the Polish Opening. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 119 times by this move order. White won 52%, 5% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 3… Bxb4 (71% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.58 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 3… Bxb4 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bc4 d5 6. exd5)
- ECO
- A00
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 22 | |
| 1500-1999 | 55 | |
| 2000+ | 42 | |
| All | 119 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… Bxb4 | 84 (71%) | |
| 3… Ne7 | 11 (9%) | |
| 3… d5 | 9 (8%) | |
| 3… g6 | 4 (3%) | |
| 3… Nc6 | 4 (3%) | |
| 3… c6 | 2 (2%) | |
| 3… Nh6 | 2 (2%) | |
| 3… a6 | 1 (1%) |
Master games
36 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 33%, draw 20%, Black 47%). The strongest:
- Azamat Utegaliyev (2522) – GM Tornike Sanikidze (2501) 0-1 · Almaty Open 2016 · 2016-10-14
- IM Mark Timmermans (2400) – GM Naroditsky, D. (2619) 0-1 · Titled Tue 22nd Oct Late · 2024-10-22
- IM Mark Timmermans (2389) – GM Olexandr Bortnyk (2608) 0-1 · Titled Tue 10th Oct Early · 2023-10-10
- IM Mark Timmermans (2392) – GM Olexandr Bortnyk (2605) 0-1 · Titled Tue 30th May Late · 2023-05-30
- IM Mark Timmermans (2392) – IM Mikhael Garakov (2447) 1-0 · Titled Tue 25th Jul Early · 2023-07-25
Search all games of the Polish Opening: Tartakower Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Saturnus13 (2399) – urbas (2456) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- NM IgnacioCavadini (2387) – FM ayvalik10 (2405) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- Saturnus13 (2393) – Johnnybegut (2399) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Polish Opening 1. b4
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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.