Chess Opening Theory/1. b4/1...e5

=Polish Opening=

1. b4 e5
Black plays the most common reply. This pawn move gives Black a share of the centre slightly larger than in standard openings, while freeing the bishop on f8 to take White's b4 pawn. Now both 2. a3 and 2. Bb2 are good responses.

Theory table
1. b4 e5