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Bird Opening: Myers Defense
Overview
Bird Opening: Myers Defense is a named branch in the Flank Openings group of chess theory, classified under ECO A02.
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 2 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. f4 b5.
It branches immediately from Bird Opening in the opening tree.
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- ECO code
- A02
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 2
- Parent
- Bird Opening
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