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Bird Opening: Lasker Variation

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Overview

Bird Opening: Lasker Variation is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as 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.

It is reached after 6 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 c5.

It is a variation of Bird Opening: Dutch Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Bird Opening.

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ECO code
A03
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
6
Parent
Bird Opening: Dutch Variation

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