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- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Philidor Defense C41
- Philidor Defense C41
- Exchange Variation C41
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Philidor Defense: Bird Gambit
Overview
Philidor Defense: Bird Gambit is a gambit, classified under ECO code C41 within the Open Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 7 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C41
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 7
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