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A02

Bird Opening: Batavo-Polish Attack

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Overview

Bird Opening: Batavo-Polish Attack is a named branch in the Flank Openings group of chess theory, classified under ECO A02.

The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.

It is reached after 5 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. f4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. b4.

It branches immediately from Bird Opening in the opening tree.

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ECO code
A02
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
5
Parent
Bird Opening

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Statistics from Lichess

1,070 games · White 47.0% / Draw 5.6% / Black 47.4%

MovesGamesW / D / B
Bg7999
d520
d617
a59
c65
b65
Nd55
e64

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:33:37

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