Bird Opening

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO A02), reached after 1 half-move: 1. f4.

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1…e5 9 lines
1…d5 8 lines
1…f5 3 lines
1…Nf6 2 lines
- A02 Batavo-Polish Attack
- A02 Mujannah
1…b5 1 line
- A02 Myers Defense
1…g5 1 line
- A02 Hobbs Gambit
1…h6 1 line
- A02 Hobbs-Zilbermints Gambit
1…Nh6 1 line
- A02 Horsefly Defense

About this opening

Bird Opening 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 1 half-move from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. f4.

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.f4. From this position 8 named continuations are recorded in the encyclopaedia, each leading to a distinct theoretical line.