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Bird Opening: Schlechter Gambit
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1.f4e52.fxe5Nc6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Bird Opening: Schlechter Gambit306k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
79%241k54%
18%55k49%
0.8%2.4k45%
0.6%1.8k56%
0.5%1.6k44%
0.4%1.2k51%
0.3%92849%
0.2%76147%
0.1%42747%
0.1%27352%
Famous games in this line24 master games
Karlsson, Lars (2538) – Tairi, Faruk (2461)Vocaturo, Daniele (2383) – Brunello, Sabino (2455)Williams, Simon Kim (2473) – Howell, David (2340)Piasetski, Leon David (2310) – Gormally, Daniel (2495)Genocchio, Daniele (2327) – Brunello, Sabino (2454)Poel, Evert W (2361) – Panman, Henryk J (2349)Narusberg, Peep (2355) – Caliò, Mario Filippo (2354)Bohn, Thomas (2400) – Gallinnis, Norbert (2305)Heroes of this opening Karlsson, Lars · Vocaturo, Daniele · Williams, Simon Kim · Gormally, Daniel
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- 1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 Nc6
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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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