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- Bird Opening A02
- Dutch Variation A03
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Bird Opening: Dutch Variation, Dudweiler Gambit
Overview
Bird Opening: Dutch Variation, Dudweiler Gambit belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO A03, Flank Openings). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
It begins with 3 plies and takes 1. f4 d5 2. g4 to reach the canonical position.
The line refines Bird Opening: Dutch Variation, which traces back to the root opening Bird Opening.
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- ECO code
- A03
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 3
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Statistics from Lichess
24,124 games · White 18.7% / Draw 2.5% / Black 78.9%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bxg4 | 11,130 | |
| Nc6 | 3,606 | |
| c5 | 2,723 | |
| e6 | 2,070 | |
| e5 | 2,005 | |
| c6 | 750 | |
| Nf6 | 639 | |
| g6 | 226 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:34:37
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