Defending against the Bird | Galchenko - Saduakassova | Bird's opening

White played rare Bird variation which is essentially Dutch defence with an extra tempo. Bird opening is rarely played because black has sufficient time to develop. White at the same time doesn't plan to attack within the first ten moves, his aim is to outplay the opponent in multi piece middlegame. Bird's Opening (or the Dutch Attack) is a chess opening characterised by the move: 1. f4 Bird's is a standard flank opening. White's strategic ideas involve control of the e5-square, offering good attacking chances at the expense of slightly weakening his own kingside. Black may challenge White's plan to control e5 immediately by playing From's Gambit (1...e5); however, the From Gambit is notoriously double-edged and should only be played after significant study. The opening was mentioned by Luis Ramírez de Lucena in his book Repetición de Amores y Arte de Ajedrez con Cien Juegos de Partido, published c. 1497. In the mid-nineteenth century the opening was sometimes played by La Bourdonnais and Elijah Williams, among others. The British master Henry Edward Bird first played it in 1855 and continued to do so for the next 40 years.[1] In 1885, the Hereford Times named it after him.[2] In the first half of the 20th century Aron Nimzowitsch and Savielly Tartakower sometimes played 1.f4.[3] In more recent decades, grandmasters who have used the Bird's with any regularity include Bent Larsen, Andrew Soltis, Lars Karlsson,[4] Mikhail Gurevich, and Henrik Danielsen.[5] #birdsopening #dinarasaduakassova #blitzchess Blitz chess and rapid chess video. Live blitz and rapid chess. Rapid chess and blitz chess tournaments Blitz chess (also known as speed or fast chess) is a type of chess in which each player is given less time to consider their moves than normal tournament time controls allow. Openings, tactics and strategy are same.