Bird's Opening

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A02–A03ECO codes

219Positions in book

26Named variations

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Named variations of the Bird's Opening

Our opening book catalogues 26 named variations in this family. Here they all are:

Batavo-Polish Attack
Double Duck Formation
Dutch Variation
Dutch, Dudweiler Gambit
Dutch, Lasker Variation
Dutch, Sturm Gambit
Dutch, Thomas Gambit
Dutch, Williams Gambit
Dutch, Williams, Prokofiev Gambit
Dutch, Williams, Zilbermints Variation
From's Gambit
From's Gambit, Bahr Gambit
From's Gambit, Langheld Gambit
From's Gambit, Lasker Gambit
From's Gambit, Lasker Variation
From's Gambit, Lipke Variation
From's Gambit, Platz Gambit
From's Gambit, Schlechter Gambit
From's Gambit, Siegener Gambit
Hobbs Gambit
Hobbs-Zilbermints Gambit
Horsefly Defense
Mujannah Formation
Myers Defense
Swiss Gambit
Swiss, Wagner-Zwitersch Gambit

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