Dec 21, 2005 bird s opening is an underrated and dynamic choice for white that immediately directs the game into relatively unexplored territory, setting black players early problems and forcing them to think for themselves rather than having the luxury of relying on the theory of more mainstream openings. A great collection of free chess ebooks, either digitized or scanned by individuals. What should every chess player know about the birds. The first few moves in the chess opening lays the foundation for every chess game. I lost a lot of bishops trying for that 2b mate until fines middlegame in chess set me straight. Jul 10, 2009 the bird s opening is the 6th most popular opening, although rarely played in comparison. The objective of the opening is to apply pressure on the center d5 square without committing the queen pawn or the king pawn. Home of bdg world, a now defunct magazine on the subject. An independent open source renderer mediawiki2latex is available. I must quote some thoughts on bird opening from gufelds book, 1 f4 d5 avoiding the sharp play of the from gambit l. I played through a few birds opening games today in the bookstore, and i was intrigued to say the least. Black may challenge whites plan to control e5 immediately by playing froms gambit 1. Howard staunton staunton vs e williams, 1851 a02 bird s opening, 32 moves, 10.
Birds opening, 1 f4, is an ideal choice for freethinking chess players who prefer to rely on their general chess knowledge and intuition rather than having to memorize and keep up to date with mainline opening theory. Bc4 is the bishops opening, which might become a giuoco piano, vienna game or kings gambit declined. How to build your opening repertoire a userfriendly guide to choosing and planning your openings. Study chess openings by watching grandmaster gm games. The eleven remaining possibilities are rarely played at the top levels of chess. Dec 01, 2005 taylor s book is pretty much the only current chess book on the somewhat neglected bird s opening 1.
Whites strategic ideas involve control of the e5square, offering good attacking chances at the expense of slightly weakening his own kingside. White tries to focus on the center by controlling the dark squares while black tries to focus on the light. This is an excellent way to study any chess opening and at the same time improve your general chess skills and knowledge. There are dozens of different openings, and hundreds of variants. Although it is old by chess standards circa 2006 the book is a very useful survey of the positional ideas and main lines. By playing birds opening white can hope that black have little experience, hence gain significant advantage.
This opening is not used in lots of top level play but some of the most beautiful games in chess history have been played using the bird s opening. Study the bird s opening opening with free tools and analysis. At the amateur level, most games are won or lost in the opening through mistakes or falling in a book trap. The idea behind the pawn move is to exert control over the e5 square which is a central theme of the bird opening. I never use bird s opening, so i only run into it when im black. Bird s opening is essentially the dutch defense with an extra move, and white can choose between a number of different setups, including the reversed leningrad, classical and stonewall variations, depending on mood and opponents responses. Nf6 bishops opening treatsie on this very old but now rare opening by tim harding at the chess cafe. Deppe froms gambit hodgson trends in the birds opening lakdawala birds opening. The hedgehog strategy is also well known from other types of sports.
The english opening is the 4th most common opening for white. Bird opening s goal is to control the centre of the board with your side pawn in this case the f pawn. Marin, quality chess 2010 mastering the chess openings, volume 4, john watson, gambit 2010 starting out. Nov 08, 2015 birds opening, 1 f4, is an ideal choice for freethinking chess players who prefer to rely on their general chess knowledge and intuition rather than having to memorize and keep up to date with mainline opening theory. Birds opnening is named after henry bird, who popularized the line in the 1850s. I never use birds opening, so i only run into it when im black. Birds opening books the first opening i played, encouraged by lasker vs j bauer, 1889. The bird s opening is the 6th most popular opening and is a very aggressive opening. Now chess opening manuals, chess tournament books, even past classics by famous chess. F4 complete chess course in bird polar bear by gm henrik danielsen. What should every chess player know about the birds opening. Bird opening is not something you will see very often on gm tournament, but.
Marshals chess swindles by frank j marshal over 125 tourn. Cover includes indexes of chess players and openings. Bird opening is a standard flank opening which is characterized by the move 1. Birds opening is an underrated and dynamic choice for white that immediately directs the game. Bill wall 700 opening traps introduction probably the most important part of a chess game for the amateur chess player is the opening. Most chess books are about the opening phase, and the same is true of chess ebooks. Howard staunton staunton vs e williams, 1851 a02 birds opening, 32 moves, 10. Here youll find repertoire ebooks for both white and black, specialized ebooks on chess opening subvariations and general opening strategy. Famous italian player greco greco vs nn, 1620 a02 bird s opening, 10 moves, 10. An antislav repertoire alexander delchev chess stars. Famous italian player greco greco vs nn, 1620 a02 birds opening, 10 moves, 10.
It is important to study the openings and know what traps and pitfalls may arise from a. A complete uptodate survey on an active chess opening. Coverage of an underrated and dynamic choice for white everyman chess. Bird s opening or the dutch attack is a chess opening characterised by the move. Birds opening download book birds opening, 1 f4, has been played since the 17th century, and quite possibly earlier. Bird openings goal is to control the centre of the board with your side pawn in this case the f pawn. This is an excellent way to study any chess opening and at the same time improve. Im sure these titles will keep chess enthusiasts occupied for quite a while. Let gm lubomir ftacnik show you how you keep it tight at the back first and then at the right moment unleash all your forces and overrun.
Winning with 1 f4 birds opening pdf free download epdf. Although the english has its own style, the opening is very flexible and many times transposes into other opening lines. The oxford companion to chess lists 1,327 named openings and variants. Birds opening was adopted by the english master henry bird 18301908. Bc4 blackmardiemer gambit pages everything you ever wanted to know about this gambit, and more. Begin building your own digital chess library of highquality ebooks and chess articles today, and be sure to check out this page for our growing list of chess downloads and ebooks. These weirdass flank openings are only super dangerous if i ignore them or assume my opponent is just being silly. How to build your chess opening repertoire internet archive. Chess city cardozas site has lots of opening analysis, mostly from eric schiller much of which is linked directly below. Whats the theory behind birds opening froms gambit. Bird opening with polar bear system by gm danielsen chessdom. Larry kaufmans repertoire book is a great addition to the library of any serious chess player. The goal is to control e5, and open the f file for the rook after castling. A chess opening or simply an opening refers to the initial moves of a chess game.
The reti, neil mcdonald, gloucester publishers 2010 the dynamic reti, nigel davies, everyman chess 2004 electronicperiodicals mega database, chess base chess informant, sahovsky informator. Gambits discussion click on unorthothox birds, yes thats the way it spells. Its as if they play against f4 every game as black. White s strategic ideas involve control of the e5square, offering good attacking chances at the expense of slightly weakening his own kingside. In a chess game, the opening stage is very important because it determines. Andrew martin there seems very little room to create new opening ideas in 2010 and the creative competitor must work hard to find new approaches which help to win games. Weve organized the titles into kings pawn openings, queens pawn opening and others, which includes the flank openings and more.
The complete polar bear system is a video course and pdf book by the most experienced gm in this system gm henrik danielsen. The downside to this is that it doesnt facilitate piece development unlike its mirror move, 1. Timothy taylors book on the birds, and i also own henrik danielsens ebook aswell. Birds opening, 1 f4, has been played since the 17th century, and quite possibly earlier. All squar es nam ed in descr ibing a m ove ar e nam ed fr om the move s side of the boar d. If you are an experienced player, however, you may still go through the lesson and check if youre keeping all these rules in mind and following them always. How to build your chess opening repertoire by giddins, steve. Here, you will be able to download the new chess books released in 20182019 in pdf, cbv and pgn formats. Click on the link below to start downloading this free ebook. Basic chess opening rules fundamental rules of opening play this lesson is a mustread for beginner players.
Taylor is a true devotee and covers the opening well. Bird s opening download book bird s opening, 1 f4, has been played since the 17th century, and quite possibly earlier. The idea behind the pawn move is to exert control over the e5 square which is a central theme of the bird. Search the chess games database, download games, view frequent practitioners and browse the opening explorer. The inhouse pdf rendering service has been withdrawn.
It is fast becoming a favorite choice of blitz and tournament players alike, because to this day there is only scarce information and theory about the chess opening. Download chessbook cyrus lakdawala birds opening move. The birds opening is the 6th most popular opening, although rarely played in comparison. In birds opening white doesnt get as much choice as 1. Half of the book is devoted to a white repertoire he recommends 1. Apr 06, 2016 the complete polar bear system is a video course and pdf book by the most experienced gm in this system gm henrik danielsen. If you like a potent, fighting game with a full board, were you make it difficult for black to play for a flat equality and force. They seem to defend it perfectly these days in 75% of their games as black at all rating levels for the first 812 moves. Taylors book is pretty much the only current chess book on the somewhat neglected birds opening 1. Learning chess openings is an important part of any productive chess training. Chess informant home page the publisher of chess informant also offers the exhaustive 5 volume set the encyclopedia of chess openings and a series of monographs on individual openings.
Use our huge chess games and chess opening database to improve you chess skills. Bird s opening, 1 f4, is an ideal choice for freethinking chess players who prefer to rely on their general chess knowledge and intuition rather than having to memorize and keep up to date with mainline opening theory. Bill walls opening chess traps includes birds opening, froms gambit, and larsen attack just click on the 700 opening traps. Birds opening is an underrated and dynamic choice for white that immediately directs the game into relatively unexplored territory. The long silence is shattered by a torrent of explosive threats from black. Due to the increased number of complaints we had to move all books to the hosting offered by our partner. If you like a potent, fighting game with a full board, were you make it difficult for black to play for a flat equality and force your opponent into interesting and original positions then this offer is for you. They all got so much experience against f4 its crazy. Weve organized the titles into king s pawn openings, queen s pawn opening and others, which includes the flank openings and more. Use our huge chess games and chess opening database to. Kings pawn opening b00 queens pawn a40 english opening a10 reti opening a04 birds opening a02 nimzovichlarsen attack a01 durkins attack a00 antiborg desprez opening a00 gedults opening a00 vant kruijs opening a00 mieses opening a00 saragossa opening a00 ware meadow hay opening a00 anderssens opening a00. Birds opening is an underrated and dynamic choice for white that immediately directs the game into relatively unexplored territory, setting black players early problems and forcing them to think for themselves rather than having the luxury of relying on the theory of more mainstream openings.
Chess opening theory wikibooks, open books for an open world. The term can refer to the initial moves by either side, white or black, but an opening by black may also be known as a defense. Whites main idea involves controlling the strategic e5 square. At chesscentral youll find new and interesting chess downloads and ebook titles released regularly.
King s pawn opening b00 queen s pawn a40 english opening a10 reti opening a04 bird s opening a02 nimzovichlarsen attack a01 durkin s attack a00 antiborg desprez opening a00 gedult s opening a00 vant kruijs opening a00 mieses opening a00 saragossa opening a00 ware meadow hay opening a00 anderssen s opening a00. Birds opening is essentially the dutch defense with an extra move, and white can choose between a number of different set. Pkb4 a guide to birds opening, published 1949 or maybe 1950. White starts out weaking his king side and starts a flank attack on the center with his f pawn. Jan 04, 2009 marshals chess swindles by frank j marshal over 125 tourn. You can browse our entire chess database from this line, move by move. I must quote some thoughts on bird opening from gufeld s book, 1 f4 d5 avoiding the sharp play of the from gambit l.