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- Bird Opening A02
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Bird Opening: From's Gambit, Lipke Variation
Overview
Bird Opening: From's Gambit, Lipke Variation is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO A02 in the Flank Openings group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
Play reaches this position via 1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd6 4. Nf3 Nh6 5. d4, after 9 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Bird Opening: From's Gambit, part of the broader Bird Opening system.
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- ECO code
- A02
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 9
- Parent
- Bird Opening: From's Gambit
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Statistics from Lichess
1,562 games · White 47.8% / Draw 3.3% / Black 48.9%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Ng4 | 1,228 | |
| Nf5 | 133 | |
| Bg4 | 109 | |
| O-O | 42 | |
| Nc6 | 23 | |
| g5 | 8 | |
| Bf5 | 5 | |
| f5 | 4 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:33:56
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