Sicilian Defense: Polish Gambit
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 b5
The Sicilian Defense: Polish Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO B27, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 b5. It is a line of the Sicilian Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 219 times by this move order. White won 63%, 3% were drawn and Black won 34%. The most popular continuation is 3. Bxb5 (51% of games).
Engine evaluation: +1.35 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 3. Bxb5 Bb7 4. Nc3 e6 5. O-O a6)
- ECO
- B27
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 b5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 132 | |
| 1500-1999 | 85 | |
| 2000+ | 2 | |
| All | 219 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. Bxb5 | 112 (51%) | |
| 3. d4 | 61 (28%) | |
| 3. Nc3 | 14 (6%) | |
| 3. c3 | 13 (6%) | |
| 3. Ne5 | 3 (1%) | |
| 3. d3 | 3 (1%) | |
| 3. c4 | 3 (1%) | |
| 3. Bc4 | 2 (1%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Tutu_1 (2047) – Surdena (2108) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 300 + 0s
- Sasharr (1976) – Lemrahat (2030) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 300 + 0s
- StoneColdKiller21 (1989) – elseteno (1980) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Sicilian Defense (1… c5 2. Nf3) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3
More Sicilian Defense lines (all)
- Sicilian Defense (1. e4 c5) B20
- Sicilian Defense: Amazon Attack B20
- Sicilian Defense: Big Clamp Formation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Bowdler Attack B20
- Sicilian Defense: Brick Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Czerniak Attack B20
- Sicilian Defense: Czerniak Attack, Queen Fianchetto Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Euwe Attack, Prins Gambit B20
- Sicilian Defense: Gloria Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Grob Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Keres Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: King David's Opening B20
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.