Semi-Open · a plan for White
Bird Opening: Dutch Variation, Batavo Gambit
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1.e4c52.f4d53.Nf3dxe4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Bird Opening: Dutch Variation, Batavo Gambit221k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
56%124k44%
40%89k43%
2.1%4.7k37%
0.8%1.7k43%
0.5%1.2k23%
0.2%34325%
0.1%21728%
0.1%20223%
0.1%15729%
0%7918%
Famous games in this line45 master games
Pechac, Jergus (2510) – Vogel, Roven (2537)Król, Wladyslaw (2416) – Schuster, Peter (2488)Prorok, M. (2350) – Grigoriants, S RUS (2550)Król, Wladyslaw (2432) – Figlio, Gino Franco (2462)Prorok, M. (2350) – Kozul, Z. (2539)Król, Wladyslaw (2395) – Makowski, Tomasz (2464)Król, Wladyslaw (2395) – Staniszewski, Jerzy (2457)Król, Wladyslaw (2388) – Lucki, Stanislaw (2452)Heroes of this opening Pechac, Jergus · Grigoriants, S RUS · Kozul, Z. · Staniszewski, Jerzy
- Family
- Bird Opening
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B21
- Line
- 1. e4 c5 2. f4 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4
Gambit
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Henry Edward Bird, a London accountant, returned to chess in the 1870s after six years away: 'Having forgotten familiar openings, I commenced adopting KBP for first move.' He never stopped, and in 1895 wrote that no opening had given him more enjoyable games. It's the Dutch Defense with an extra tempo — kingside ambition from move one, named for the one player stubborn enough to make it a lifestyle.
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