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Bird Opening: Williams-Zilbermints Gambit
Overview
Bird Opening: Williams-Zilbermints Gambit belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO A03, 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 7 plies — specifically the moves 1. f4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nge2.
The line refines Bird Opening: Williams Gambit, which traces back to the root opening Bird Opening.
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- ECO code
- A03
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 7
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Statistics from Lichess
18,269 games · White 45.4% / Draw 4.6% / Black 50.0%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bg4 | 5,982 | |
| Nc6 | 4,380 | |
| Bf5 | 2,730 | |
| e6 | 1,915 | |
| b6 | 1,088 | |
| c6 | 440 | |
| g6 | 406 | |
| e3 | 267 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:34:57
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