The database can be searched via many criteria, including chess players, chess opening, player ratings, game result, and the year the chess game was played. Chess openings learn how to play the top 80 openings. You may find ebook pdf birds opening detailed coverage of an underrated and dynamic choice for white everyman chess document other than just manuals as we also make available many user guides, specifications documents, promotional details, setup documents and more. From the white side, there are some strong players who played this opening, like magnus carlsen, hikaru nakamura, mvl, nepomniatchtchi. This series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. Rapid, effective development and king safety are the most important factors.
Author tim sawyer shares 200 games where he explains what it is like to play these openings or play against them. It is important if you want to be successful in chess to be familiar with some of the most popular openings and understand the theory behind the moves. While many players may choose to stick with the most popular chess openings, others like to venture out and try some more unusual variations. An antislav repertoire alexander delchev chess stars. White heads for a very specific pawn formation, rather than trying to memorize long lines of different variations. A chess opening or simply an opening refers to the initial moves of a chess game. Birds opening or the dutch attack is a chess opening characterised by the move. Black focuses on the weakness created by the lack of the f2 pawn and offers a. So its a good idea to play the ruy lopez against juniors, and, for example, the giuoco piano against adults. He spent 45 years playing masters, experts and club players in tournament, correspondence 3 days per move and blitz games.
The bird opening is could be a good choice for you. White starts out weakening his king side and starts a flank attack on the center with his f pawn. Named after the 19 th century english chess player henry bird, this initial move succeeds in controlling. Taylor practiced what he preached in recent tournaments, with belowaverage results, but as most authors will tell you, its very hard to play something that youve just. While it has all the pitfalls which i listed, it find it very instructive. Bird s opening download book bird s opening, 1 f4, has been played since the 17th century, and quite possibly earlier. Chess opening statistics can been viewed on the display to the right of the board. He wrote the books chess history and reminiscences and an analysis of railways in the united kingdom although bird was a practising accountant, not a professional chess player, it has been said that he lived for chess, and would play anybody anywhere, any time, under.
If chess has any logic at all, and i believe that it does, then if the dutch is a sound opening for black and countless grandmasters and world champions agroc it. So try it out using the moves i showed in the video. The swiss gambit is a chess opening which is an offshoot of bird s opening 1. Bird s opening, 1 f4, is an ideal choice for freethinking chess players who prefer to rely on their general chess knowledge and intuition rather than having to memorize and keep up to date with mainline opening theory. At the amateur level, most games are won or lost in the opening through mistakes or falling in a book trap. Explore openings variations and find matching master chess games to study. Andrew soltis winning with 1 f4 birds opening scribd. A good game by me at the lpo chess tournament in winstonsalem, nc 7272008. Watson is a good teacher and his mastering the chess openings vol. Bird s opening or the dutch attack is a chess opening characterised by the move. The idea of starting the move from flank means white is eyeing on e5 square.
Search the chess games database, download games, view frequent practitioners and browse the opening explorer. The sicilian, najdorf, 2012 opening for black according to karpov by a. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. The bird opening is a chess opening beginning with 1. Adults will expect the ruy lopez while juniors are more used to this sort of opening. Initially i thought id want to combat whites powerfu. You may have to register before you can post and use all the. Bird s opening books the first opening i played, encouraged by lasker vs j bauer, 1889. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the. It is important to study the openings and know what traps and pitfalls may arise from a. The primary reason it lags behind in popularity compared to other centraloccupying pawn moves is that the bird opening exposes the vulnerable kings. Adults will expect the ruy lopez while juniors are more.
Bird janowski hastings, 1895 steinerforgacz szekesfehervar, 1907. I hope you find this old analysis original and helpful. The bird s opening is the 6th most popular opening, although rarely played in comparison. I see bird opening as just dutch defense with extra tempo, and dutch. Anyway, i am already considering a deeper coverage of the bird, by cyrus lakdawala or henrik danielsen, or even the kings gambit by nikolai kalinichenko, if you like me doesnt like playing against the froms gambit. Whites strategic ideas involve control of the e5square, offering good attacking chances at the expense of slightly weakening their own kingside.
If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Marin, quality chess 2010 mastering the chess openings, volume 4, john watson, gambit 2010 starting out. In the english opening, black has two main philosophies. The reti, neil mcdonald, gloucester publishers 2010 the dynamic reti, nigel davies, everyman chess 2004 electronicperiodicals mega database, chess base chess informant, sahovsky informator. Bird s opening is essentially the dutch defence with an extra move, and white can choose between a number of different setups. The following were the main lines of the swiss gambit given by f. Chess openings birds opening 062ff6cf4753048871c70ed6a5771034. We take a look at a chess trap for black against the bird s opening from weak. Im john watson on birds opening, symmetrical english 1. The following quick blowout is the earliest game i can. White tries to focus on the center by controlling the dark squares. Adults will expect the ruy lopez while juniors are more used. A friend at the san diego chess club, after hearing that i was writing a book on bird s opening, told me with a degree of malicious glee.
The oxford companion to chess lists 1,327 named openings and variants. How to beat the bird chess opening expertchessstrategies. The bird s is not an opening suited for corporate tastes. Earlier in 2007 we saw him use it several times in monaco. Henry edward bird portsea in hampshire, 14 july 1829 11 april 1908 was an english chess player, author and accountant. Most of the chess openings have been named and analyzed for hundreds of years. The ultimate guide to chess openings chess pathways.
Bill wall 700 opening traps introduction probably the most important part of a chess game for the amateur chess player is the opening. You can browse our entire chess database from this line, move by move. The stonewall attack is a chess opening characterized by white generally playing their pawns to d4 and e3, playing bd3, nd2, and then playing pawns to c3 and then f4. Study the bird s opening opening with free tools and analysis. Oct 22, 2015 in most of games in, i do play bird s opening and dutch. So i thought id start with some games with bird s opening, subject of a recent book by tim taylor. I played as black in this game, and was continually surprised multiple times against the bird opening. I lost a lot of bishops trying for that 2b mate until fines middlegame in chess set me straight.
The section on the froms gambit is sadly convincing for white, by the way. This opening saw a lot of action, primarily on account of morozevich who frequently wheels out this opening at shorter time limits, and often to great effect. Bird s opening aims for a potential kingside attack, at the cost of weakening the kingside. Chess strategy second edition 1915 edward lasker contents a note on the pdf version. Click on grey bar your web browser andor your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard. Although it is old by chess standards circa 2006 the book is a very useful survey of the positional ideas and main lines. Every opening variation has its distinctive aroma and feel. White starts out weakening his king side and starts a flank attack on the. Please donate buy booksdvds belowgreat book to learn the birds opening he. Maroczy, modern, trifunovic, 2011 opening for white according to anand 1. The term can refer to the initial moves by either side, white or black, but an opening by black may also be known as a defense. Search through more than 3,000 opening lines to find the perfect chess opening for you. The way i see it, its largely just a mirror image of the english opening 1. One side benefit of being a postal chess player, ive kept detailed records of my old opening analysis.
Birds opening detailed coverage of an underrated and dynamic. It is precisely a dutch in reverse, with an extra tempo. Before using this unit, we are encourages you to read this user guide in order for this unit to function properly. Six years is a lifetime in the evolution of opening theory, especially in a battleground such as the. Dutch variation opening with free tools and analysis. The chess tempo chess database provides over two million searchable chess games. Unlike the original gutenberg version, it includes diagrams added by jose garcia. The primary reason it lags behind in popularity compared to other centraloccupying pawn moves is that the bird opening exposes the vulnerable kings diagonal and well soon see how black can attempt to exploit this.
It is whites most logical attempt to continue the attack started on blacks center at move two. I believe that the best refutation to bird s opening is not 1. How to deal with the good, the bad, and the ugly over the chess board. Bird s opening is essentially the dutch defence with an extra move, and white can choose between a number of different setups, including the reversed leningrad, classical and stonewall.
The birds opening is the 6th most popular opening and is a very aggressive opening. Why lower rated players should learn birds opening chess. Fm carsten hansen on nimzowitchlarsen attack, birds opening. Bird s opening is essentially the dutch defense with an extra move, and white can choose between a number of different set. Deppe froms gambit hodgson trends in the bird s opening lakdawala bird s opening. For example, i didnt exactly know why the weak f2h4 diagonal and weak f2a6 diagonal are such a big deal until i played bird s opening. Welcome to chess2u the ultimate computer chess forum. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. The first few moves in the chess opening lays the foundation for every chess game.
Bird s opening is essentially the dutch defense with an extra move, and white can choose between a number of different setups, including the reversed leningrad, classical and stonewall. Opening studies an introduction to the ruy lopez adapted and. Move by move pdf, in that case you come on to correct site. Taylor is a true devotee and covers the opening well. Winning with 1 f4 birds opening free download as pdf file. Birds opening or the dutch attack is a chess opening followed by e4. There are dozens of different openings, and hundreds of variants. This opening is not used in lots of top level play but some of the most beautiful games in chess history have been played using the birds opening. Opening studies an introduction to the ruy lopez adapted and amended from rueben fines ideas behind the chess openings, by richard westbrook, 2003. Taylors book is pretty much the only current chess book on the somewhat neglected bird s opening 1. Birds opening, the flavour and smell of course is of the dutch defence whose. Black doesnt fianchetto the old main line 1 f4, d5 2 nf3, c5 3 e3, nc6 no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by. Irregular openings a note on the pdf version this pdf version has been designed for reading on a 6 inch ereader, specifically a kobo.
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