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Bird Opening: Sturm Gambit
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1.f4d52.c4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Bird Opening: Sturm Gambit120k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
35%41k46%
21%25k48%
15%17k51%
11%13k49%
9.9%12k47%
2.6%3.2k48%
2.5%3.0k42%
2.2%2.6k48%
0.9%1.0k50%
0.4%50950%
Famous games in this line6 master games
Skrobek, Ryszard (2410) – Gizynski, Tomasz (2310)Pantaleev, Dimitar (2355) – Kovacevic, Slobodan (2320)Sanchez, Raul (2200) – Sarmiento Alfonso, Braulio Alfonso (2300)Dobre, Claudiu Cristian (2237) – Domanyek, Erno (2261)Jarvela, Jari (2219) – Hurme, Harri M (2220)Domínguez, Gustavo Adolfo (2224) – Simon, Julius (2209)Heroes of this opening Skrobek, Ryszard · Sarmiento Alfonso, Braulio Alfonso · Hurme, Harri M
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- A03
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- 1. f4 d5 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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