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Bird Opening: Williams Gambit
Overview
Bird Opening: Williams Gambit is a gambit, classified under ECO code A03 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.
It begins with 3 plies and takes 1. f4 d5 2. e4 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Bird Opening: Dutch Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Bird Opening.
It branches into 2 notable variations — Bird Opening: Williams Gambit, Bird Opening: Williams-Zilbermints Gambit.
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- ECO code
- A03
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 3
- Direct variations
- 2
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Statistics from Lichess
610,849 games · White 45.1% / Draw 3.6% / Black 51.3%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| dxe4 | 531,339 | |
| d4 | 20,311 | |
| e6 | 12,925 | |
| c6 | 10,606 | |
| Nc6 | 9,055 | |
| Nf6 | 8,460 | |
| e5 | 7,955 | |
| c5 | 5,149 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:34:51
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