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Bird Opening: Lasker Variation
Overview
Bird Opening: Lasker Variation is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A03.
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 6 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 c5.
It is a variation of Bird Opening: Dutch Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Bird Opening.
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- ECO code
- A03
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 6
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Statistics from Lichess
332,254 games · White 49.6% / Draw 5.2% / Black 45.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| b3 | 123,008 | |
| Be2 | 67,049 | |
| d4 | 45,239 | |
| Bb5+ | 42,223 | |
| c3 | 29,288 | |
| d3 | 8,183 | |
| c4 | 6,612 | |
| Nc3 | 3,391 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:34:41
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