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Bird Opening: Dutch Variation, Batavo Gambit

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Overview

Bird Opening: Dutch Variation, Batavo Gambit is a gambit, classified under ECO code B21 within the Semi-Open Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.

The Semi-Open Games group covers semi-open games — replies to 1.e4 where Black declines the symmetrical 1…e5 in favour of an asymmetric pawn structure.

It is reached after 6 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 c5 2. f4 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4.

It is a variation of Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
B21
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
6
Parent
Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack

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