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Chess Opening Theory/1. f4/1...e5/2. fxe5/2...Nc6/3. d4

< Chess Opening Theory | 1. f4 | 1...e5 | 2. fxe5 | 2...Nc6
Bird's Opening
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black kingc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black pawne7 black kingf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black knightd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black kingg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 white pawnf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 black kingd4 white pawne4 black kingf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black kingd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 black kingg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 black kinge2 white pawnf2 black kingg2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

r1bqkbnr/pppp1ppp/2n5/4P3/3P4/8/PPP1P1PP/RNBQKBNR b

Moves: 1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 Nc6 3. d4

3.d4?

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This tries to hold on to e5, but it falls for a trap and gives Black the upper hand! In Lakdawala's database, it was played 11 times, with only 5 out of 11 people found the relatively easy to find Qh4+ g3 Qxd4 with a better pawn structure for black. [1]

Theory Table

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3 4

Qh4+

g3

Qxd4

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References

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  1. ↑ Lakdawala, Cyrus. Bird's Opening: Move by Move. Everyman Chess, 2015.
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