From's Gambit Response?

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Hello
I've stated to begin to look into the Bird's Opening, and one of the common responses is the From's Gambit. What happens in depth after white uncorks...
d4????

Toad1258

by the way you said it, it looks like d4 is a huge blunder

Toad1258

it is probably a mistake or a book move

ThrillerFan
Toad1258 wrote:

it is probably a mistake or a book move

You were right the first time, a mistake.  Surely not a book move.

Just think about it.  What logical sense, if any, does d4 have?  None!  You give Black ...e4, which no matter what White does can be protected with f5 or d5, and White has trouble developing with that pawn wedge in his face.  It is not a reverse Stonewall as ...e5 is not prevented.

Someone-XD

death