Flank · a plan for White
Bird Opening: Mujannah
3/3
1.f4Nf62.c4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Bird Opening: Mujannah34k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
27%9.1k51%
22%7.4k50%
17%5.9k49%
10%3.5k48%
8.4%2.9k51%
6.7%2.3k44%
3.9%1.3k49%
2.8%94548%
1.4%48654%
0.3%9438%
Famous games in this line7 master games
Bernal Varela, Nelson (2467) – Piaggesi, Franco (2466)Shibaev, Fyodor (2364) – Evdokimov, Alexander A (2553)Rosenhöfer, Thomas (2382) – de los Santos Coello, Jose Roberto (2402)Rosenhöfer, Thomas (2382) – Wójcik, Wieslaw (2385)Kaczur, F. (2501) – Balint, Vi (2142)Damia, A. (2254) – Balint, Vi (2289)Cirulis, Ilmars (2215) – Swiatek, Janusz (2245)Heroes of this opening Evdokimov, Alexander A · Kaczur, F. · Balint, Vi
- Family
- Bird Opening
- Category
- Flank
- First move
- Other
- ECO
- A02
- Line
- 1. f4 Nf6 2. c4
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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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