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Bird Opening: Schlechter Gambit
Overview
Bird Opening: Schlechter Gambit is a gambit, classified under ECO code A02 within the Flank Openings family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.
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 Nc6, after 4 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Bird Opening: From's Gambit, which itself descends from 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
321,331 games · White 50.9% / Draw 3.8% / Black 45.3%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nf3 | 255,679 | |
| d4 | 55,606 | |
| e4 | 2,453 | |
| Nc3 | 1,997 | |
| e6 | 1,689 | |
| e3 | 1,214 | |
| g3 | 948 | |
| d3 | 773 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:34:22
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