Tournaments

Bird's Opening 1.f4

Start Date: May 28, 2017

Finish Date: Nov 24, 2017

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This is a "No Vacation" tournament!

Bird's is a standard flank opening. White's strategic ideas involve control of the e5-square, offering good attacking potential at the expense of slightly weakening the kingside. Black may challenge White's plan to control e5 immediately by playing From's Gambit (1...e5). However, the From's Gambit is notoriously double edged and should only be played after significant study.