Openings/Bird Opening
Bird Opening: Horsefly Defense A02
1. f4 Nh6
97 tournament games from this position · White wins 29%, draws 23%, Black wins 48%
Moves
97 games| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nf3 | 66 | 27% 29% 44% | 2171 | 2026 |
| e4 | 14 | 21% 21% 57% | 2033 | 2025 |
| b3 | 11 | 45% 55% | 2203 | 2024 |
| d3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2000 | 2025 |
| e3 | 1 | 100% | 1951 | 2021 |
| g3 | 1 | 100% | 2117 | 2021 |
| c4 | 1 | 100% | 2140 | 2023 |
| d4 | 1 | 100% | 2035 | 2016 |
Top games
| Bernadskiy, V2617–Garcia Ramos, Daniel2439 | ½-½ | 9th Sunway Sitges 2022 | 2022 |
| Bartel, Mat2627–Kiolbasa, Oliwia2406 | 1-0 | Holuj-Radzikowska Blitz | 2022 |
| Lodici, Lorenzo2553–Macovei, Andrei2478 | 1-0 | 44th Olympiad 2022 | 2022 |
| Bulanov, D2363–Kovalev, Vl2598 | 0-1 | Bronstein Memorial 2017 | 2017 |
| Harsha, B2538–Kiolbasa, Oliwia2397 | 1-0 | American Cup Blitz 2026 | 2026 |
| Peng, Li Min2557–Fischer, Daniel2352 | 1-0 | Basel Easter Master 2024 | 2024 |
| Nijboer, F2545–Van Foreest, Lucas2350 | 1-0 | 8th Batavia Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Marin, Mi2524–Doncea, V2341 | 1-0 | TCh-ROU 1st League 2019 | 2019 |
| Linares Napoles, O2273–Huschenbeth, N2548 | 0-1 | 4th Srefidensi Masters | 2016 |
| Taylor, T2220–Hakobyan, Aram2598 | 0-1 | National Open 2021 | 2021 |
Bird Opening variations
Bird OpeningA02From's GambitA02Hobbs GambitA02Myers DefenseA02Dutch VariationA03Wagner-Zwitersch GambitA02Dutch Variation, Dudweiler GambitA03Sturm GambitA03Williams GambitA03From's Gambit, Bahr GambitA02MujannahA02Double Duck FormationA02Hobbs-Zilbermints GambitA02Lasker GambitA02Platz GambitA02Schlechter GambitA02Batavo-Polish AttackA02Lasker VariationA03Dutch Variation, Batavo GambitB21From's Gambit, Langheld GambitA02Siegener GambitA02Swiss GambitA02Williams GambitA03Williams-Zilbermints GambitA03