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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 ...
Capablanca Variation of the Reti Opening – 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.b3 Nf6 4.Bb2 Bg4 – named after José Raúl Capablanca [30] Caro–Kann Defence – 1.e4 c6 – named after Horatio Caro and Marcus Kann [7] Carrera Gambit of the King's Gambit – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Qh5 – named after Pietro Carrera [31]
Bird Opening: From's Gambit, Lipke Variation: 1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd6 4. Nf3 Nh6 5. d4 Bird Opening: From's Gambit, Langheld Gambit: 1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 d6 3. exd6 Nf6
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
Amsterdam Variation of the Sicilian Defence, Najdorf Variation – 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4; 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
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 ...
The Stonewall Attack is a chess opening characterized by White playing pawns to d4 and e3, bishop to d3, knight to d2, and then completing the Stonewall structure by playing pawns to c3 and f4. This set-up is usually achieved by a 1.d4 move order but transposition is also possible via Bird's Opening, 1.f4.
3 Bird's Opening. 4 Bishop's Opening. 5 ... [16] Dudweiler Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 d5 2.g4 [17] Bahr Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 e5 ... Bird Gambit – C37 – 1.e4 e5 2 ...