Polish Opening
This is the Polish opening. The main reason to play it is to prevent the knight from jumping to the e6 square. Unfortunately, this strategy has many flaws and is overall not a great opening. You're better off pushing your central pawns and what not.
In the main line the two sides trade pawns and the game continues from there.
This move pushes the pawn forward to prevent the development of the knight.Â
Black decides to play it safe and not trade pawns. The game continues from here.
