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No, but I will give you my opinion. b4 is a decent move and can beat many unsuspecting opponents. But against strong play, you will be struggling for equality, which is not what you want to see as White.
You shouldn't play b4, unless you know WHY you're playing it. Remembering opening lines are useless, save you know the fundamentals of the opening. Why your playing it. Oh, yeah, in answer to your question. I don't.
Jul 6, 2008
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#4
I do and love it to death. Fairly mild and your opponents generally feel a bit threatened because they are never see it as evidenced above. Just play your usual developing moves and be careful.
Have fun!
Jul 6, 2008
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#5
1. b4 (The Orangutan or Polish Opening) has two main variations, either with an early b5 push or without.
I haven't tried it as White, though I have found comfortable play with a defense against it that was (I believe) devised by IM Florian Felecan:
1. b4 e6
2. Bb2 Nf6
3. a3 b5!?
The idea there was to cut off White's Queenside expansion with (off all things) a double Polish, and it works nicely, if White doesn't push b5 first.
Jul 6, 2008
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#6
The Polish Opening only works against pawnpushers. The main line alone literally destroys the opening itself !!. If you play anyone who's strong and knows the main line, they'll have an excellent game and a huge lead in development.
For the topic though, I've never played it and I never will.
no it's not very good. course, thats my appinion
1. b4 is my pet opening. Against less experienced players I get a lot of wins and a few draws with it. Against really sharp players, I usually get spanked because they sometimes know the lines better than I do.
Might try this opening now just to see haha
Apr 15, 2023
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#10
It is the only opening I currently play in correspondence chess as White. On this forum there is an entire thread on it, with lots of discussion, ideas and people like me sharing games and experiences.
does anybody here play 1b4?