Chess Opening Theory/1. f4/1...e5

      Bird's Opening
      a b c d e f g h
      8 a8 b8 c8 d8 e8 f8 g8 h8 8
      7 a7 b7 c7 d7 e7 f7 g7 h7 7
      6 a6 b6 c6 d6 e6 f6 g6 h6 6
      5 a5 b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 h5 5
      4 a4 b4 c4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4 4
      3 a3 b3 c3 d3 e3 f3 g3 h3 3
      2 a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 g2 h2 2
      1 a1 b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 h1 1
      a b c d e f g h
      Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation(FEN)

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      Bird's Opening

      1...e5

      Here black enters the From Gambit. White's choices are either taking the pawn, or moving to e4, entering the King's Gambit.

      Theory table

      For explanation of theory tables see theory table and for notation see algebraic notation.

      1. f4 e5

      2
      King's Gambit Accepted e4
      exf4
      to 1.e4 e5 2.f4
      fxe5
      d6
      g4??
      Qh4
      0-1

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      • Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.
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