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This is the basic position of the Bird, it actually looks like a Dutch reversed, but with a tempo more. Though the dutch is considered to be quite sound the problem of playing it with white is that with black you go for the equality, but with white you have to go for the for advantage.
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Contributors : Gregory Kohut, Kostis Megalios

[ECO "A03"] [Opening "Bird's Opening"]

Nf3 : 172 games, White ELO av : 1627, Black ELO av : 1672
1-0 : 35.8% , 1/2-1/2 : 9.3% , 0-1 : 54.9%

e3 : 9 games, White ELO av : 1246, Black ELO av : 1406
1-0 : 66.7% , 1/2-1/2 : 11.1% , 0-1 : 22.2%

b3 : 8 games, White ELO av : 1724, Black ELO av : 1753
1-0 : 37.5% , 1/2-1/2 : 25% , 0-1 : 37.5%

d3 : 3 games, White ELO av : 1506, Black ELO av : 1537
1-0 : 33.3% , 1/2-1/2 : 0% , 0-1 : 66.7%

d4 : 3 games, White ELO av : 1487, Black ELO av : 1443
1-0 : 33.3% , 1/2-1/2 : 0% , 0-1 : 66.7%

c4 : 2 games, White ELO av : 1600, Black ELO av : 1555
1-0 : 100% , 1/2-1/2 : 0% , 0-1 : 0%

e4 : 1 game, White ELO av : 1200, Black ELO av : 1293
1-0 : 100% , 1/2-1/2 : 0% , 0-1 : 0%

g3 : 1 game, White ELO av : 1763, Black ELO av : 1500
1-0 : 100% , 1/2-1/2 : 0% , 0-1 : 0%

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