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Bird Opening: Dutch Variation
Overview
Bird Opening: Dutch Variation is a named branch in the Flank Openings group of chess theory, classified under ECO A03.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
Play reaches this position via 1. f4 d5, after 2 plies of opening development.
It branches immediately from Bird Opening in the opening tree.
5 named variations grow from this line, including Dudweiler Gambit, Bird Opening: Lasker Variation, Bird Opening: Sturm Gambit, and others.
In total, the branch covers 7 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- A03
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 2
- Parent
- Bird Opening
- Direct variations
- 5
- Total in subtree
- 7
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