Bird's Opening

Bird's Opening (or the Dutch Attack) is a chess opening characterised by the move: 1. f4 Bird's is a standard flank opening. White's strategic ideas involve control of the e5-square, offering good attacking potential at the expense of slightly weakening the kingside. Black may challenge White's plan to control e5 immediately by playing From's Gambit (1...e5). However, the From's Gambit is notoriously double edged and should only be played after significant study. The Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings assigns two codes for Bird's Opening: A02 (1.f4) and A03 (1.f4 d5).

Bird's Opening

Bird's Opening (or the Dutch Attack) is a chess opening characterised by the move: 1. f4 Bird's is a standard flank opening. White's strategic ideas involve control of the e5-square, offering good attacking potential at the expense of slightly weakening the kingside. Black may challenge White's plan to control e5 immediately by playing From's Gambit (1...e5). However, the From's Gambit is notoriously double edged and should only be played after significant study. The Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings assigns two codes for Bird's Opening: A02 (1.f4) and A03 (1.f4 d5).