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Bird's Opening (or the Dutch Attack) is a chess opening characterised by the move: 1. f4. Named after 19th century English player Henry Bird, Bird's opening is a standard flank opening. White's strategic ideas involve control of the e5-square, offering good attacking chances at the expense of slightly weakening their own kingside. Black may ...
Benko's Opening – 1.g3 – named after Pal Benko [20] Bird Defense of the Ruy Lopez – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 – named after Henry Bird [21] Bird's Opening – 1.f4 – named after Henry Bird [7] Blackburne Shilling Gambit – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nd4 – named after Joseph Henry Blackburne [22]
English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Keres Variation: 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 c6 A24 English Opening, Bremen System with 1...e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 (without: 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6): 3.g3 g6
1.f4 – Bird's Opening; 1.b3 – Larsen's Opening; 1.g3 – King's Fianchetto Opening, also known as Benko's Opening; In addition, some flank openings that are considered irregular: 1.a3 – Anderssen's Opening; 1.a4 – Ware Opening; 1.b4 – Sokolsky Opening, also known as the Polish Opening or the Orangutan Opening; 1.c3 – Saragossa Opening
Bird's Opening, 1.f4, addresses center control but not development and weakens the king position slightly. The Sokolsky Opening 1.b4 and the King's and Queen's fianchettos: Larsen's Opening 1.b3 and 1.g3 aid development a bit, but they only address center control peripherally and are slower than the more popular openings. The eleven remaining ...
Amsterdam Variation of the Sicilian Defence, Dragon Variation – 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.Be2 Nc6 8.Qd2 Arctic Defense of the Zukertort Opening - 1.Nf3 f6 Argentine Gambit of the Baltic Defence – 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Bf5 3.cxd5 Bxb1 4.Qa4+ c6 5.dxc6 Nxc6
3 Bird's Opening. 4 Bishop's Opening. 5 Blackmar–Diemer Gambit. 6 Caro–Kann Defense. 7 English Opening. 8 French Defense. 9 Indian Defense. 10 Italian Game. 11 ...
Black can also play 6...b5, and after 7.Bb3 d6 (7...0-0 is a viable alternative) White has to deal with the threat of 8...Na5 by playing 8.a3 (8.c3 or 8.a4 are perfectly playable as well), and after 8...0-0 (the immediate 8...Na5 is also feasible) 9.Nc3 we have reached a modern tabiya of the Ruy Lopez.