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A02 Bird (1.. ≠d5)

Bird Opening: From Gambit

Henry Bird vs Joseph Henry Blackburne, 1886

0-1, 17 moves ("Bird Without a Nest")

[Event "London"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1886.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Henry Edward Bird"]
[Black "Joseph Henry Blackburne"]
[ECO "A02"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "34"]
1.f4 {Notes by Blackburne.} e5 2.fxe5 d6 3.exd6 Bxd6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.d4 Ng4 6.Bg5 f6 7.Bh4 g5 8.Bf2 Nxf2 9.Kxf2 g4 10.Nh4 f5 11.g3 f4 12.Qd3 O-O 13.Qb3+ {Mr. Bird and I played many games at this opening, and many followed the same lines.} Kh8 14.Kg1 Qf6 15.Bg2 fxg3 {Stronger than Qxd4+.} 16.hxg3 Qf2+ 17.Kh2 Rf3 0-1

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