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Opening· 9 plies

Bird Opening: From's Gambit, Lipke Variation

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO A02), reached after 9 half-moves: 1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd6 4. Nf3 Nh6 5. d4.

Bird Opening: From's Gambit, Lipke Variation ECO A02
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About this opening

Bird Opening: From's Gambit, Lipke Variation is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code A02. ECO group A (A00–A99) covers flank and irregular openings, including the English, Bird, Réti and Dutch defences. This particular variation is reached after 9 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd6 4. Nf3 Nh6 5. d4.

It belongs to the Bird Opening family. Within that family this is a level-2 branch (the From's Gambit → Lipke Variation line). The immediate parent line is Bird Opening: From's Gambit, transitioned via 5.d4.

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.f4 e5, 2.fxe5 d6, 3.exd6 Bxd6, 4.Nf3 Nh6, 5.d4. From this position the encyclopaedia records no further canonical continuations — practical play branches into unnamed transpositions or returns to the parent line for alternative ideas.