Bird's Opening
Grab the e5 square with 1.f4. Bird's Opening leads to reversed-Dutch structures with clear kingside attacking plans.
Let's begin.
Press Learn to start, then play the moves yourself.
Play pawn to f4.
Variations in this course
Every line runs to a middlegame position with coach commentary at each fork. Playing White, you'll meet:
- 1
1...Nf6 Symmetrical
1.f4 Nf6
Take it with you
Export this repertoire as a standard PGN — with the coach's notes as comments — to study it in Lichess, ChessBase, or any board you like. Sidelines are saved as PGN variations.
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