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Bird Opening: Hobbs Gambit
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1.f4g5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Bird Opening: Hobbs Gambit75k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
65%49k52%
9.7%7.3k50%
7.7%5.8k54%
6.2%4.6k51%
4.2%3.2k44%
4.1%3.1k46%
1.6%1.2k50%
0.5%38439%
0.2%13065%
0.1%10237%
Famous games in this line5 master games
Nielsen, Peter Heine (2628) – Raetsky, Alexander (2393)Buecker, Stefan (2335) – Vogler, Tilmann (2330)Dubois, Jean Marie (2251) – Therkildsen, Thomas (2310)Becx, Cesar (2300) – Bergsson, Snorri (2230)Umarbekov, Azyz (2234) – Markov, Mikhail (2276)Heroes of this opening Nielsen, Peter Heine · Dubois, Jean Marie · Bergsson, Snorri · Umarbekov, Azyz
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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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