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Bird Opening: Platz Gambit
Overview
Bird Opening: Platz Gambit belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO A02, 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.
The line arises from 4 plies — specifically the moves 1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 Ne7.
The line refines Bird Opening: From's Gambit, which traces back to the root opening Bird Opening.
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- ECO code
- A02
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 4
- Parent
- Bird Opening: From's Gambit
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Statistics from Lichess
2,410 games · White 53.7% / Draw 3.9% / Black 42.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nf3 | 1,791 | |
| d4 | 461 | |
| e4 | 60 | |
| e3 | 32 | |
| Nc3 | 19 | |
| g3 | 17 | |
| b3 | 13 | |
| d3 | 7 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:34:18
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