Chess Opening Theory/1. f4
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation(FEN)
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[edit] Bird's Opening
[edit] 1. f4
This is a respected move; its aim is to over-protect the e5 square which later can be occupied by a White Knight. Black often attempts to stop this plan as early as move one, by responding with e5, the From Gambit.
[edit] Statistics
Approximately chances: White win 35%, Draw 25%, Black win 39%
Estimated next move popularity: d5 49%, Nf6 15%, e5 11%, c5 9%, g6 8%, d6 2% other moves less than 0.5%
[edit] Theory table
For explanation of theory tables see theory table and for notation see algebraic notation.
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
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| f4 d5 |
Nf3 Nf6 |
e3 g6 |
Be2 Bg7 |
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| ... Nf6 |
Nf3 g6 |
e3 Bg7 |
Be2 O-O |
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| From Gambit | ... e5 |
fxe5 d6 |
exd6 Bxd6 |
Nf3 Nf6 |
∞ | |
| Symmetric Variation | ... f5 |
∞ |
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[edit] References
- Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.
- Modern Chess Openings: MCO-14. 1999. Nick de Firmian, Walter Korn. ISBN 0-8129-3084-3.
- Batsford Chess Openings 2 (1989, 1994). Garry Kasparov, Raymond Keene. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.
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