Flank · a plan for White
Bird Opening: Myers Defense
2/2
1.f4b5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Bird Opening: Myers Defense33k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
60%20k54%
19%6.2k52%
8.3%2.8k53%
6.4%2.1k54%
1.3%44853%
1.3%43952%
1.2%40149%
0.4%14649%
0.3%11137%
0.3%9754%
Famous games in this line21 master games
Marin, Mi (2522) – Shirov, A. (2658)Danielsen, Henrik (2511) – Hansen, Sune Berg (2568)Lastin, Alexander (2535) – Fominyh, Alexander (2530)Jakubiec, Artur (2532) – Buhmann, Rainer (2525)Danielsen, Henrik (2512) – Levin, Felix (2531)Hauchard, Arnaud (2485) – Degraeve, Jean Marc (2540)Nguyen, P. (2393) – Kunin, V. (2555)Shivananda, BS. (2358) – Deviatkin, Andrei (2588)Heroes of this opening Danielsen, Henrik · Shirov, A. · Jakubiec, Artur · Nguyen, P.
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- ECO
- A02
- Line
- 1. f4 b5
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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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