Almost any opening is playable at almost any level. A book opening will always set up a more less even game going into the mid game.
Why The Bird Opening is so not recommended in higher rated games?
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Sep 14, 2020
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#3
Bird's opening is completely workable at top level. It's just easy to equalize.
Sep 14, 2020
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#4
Bird's used to be my favorite, but it was kinda dry and repetitive. So I switched to 1.Nc3
I love it!
Sep 14, 2020
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#6
It’s unpopular at the highest levels mainly because it, like the Dutch, has pretty much been thoroughly refuted by computers. Computers can’t be caught out of preparation, but people can. It’s so rarely used that if you play it well, you’ll do well because you know the lines and they don’t.
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#8
I believe that in TCEC and the CCC computer championships, out of all traditional openings, the Bird finished at the bottom with the King’s gambit.
It appears that my fav op is not played these days so often. I wonder if it is playable.