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. Taylors book is pretty much the only current chess book on the somewhat neglected birds opening 1. Birds opening download book birds opening, 1 f4, has been played since the 17th century, and quite possibly earlier. While there are literally billions of possible positions after the first 4 moves have been made in a game of chess 288 billion to be exact, only a small number of these chess openings have been studied by chess professionals and chess computers and. You need a good chess opening book to learn how to start your game properly. Famous italian player greco greco vs nn, 1620 a02 birds opening, 10 moves, 10. He is also a skilled chess writer, one of his previous books how to defeat the smithmorra gambit becoming. Most chess books are about the opening phase, and the same is true of chess ebooks. Bird s opening by im timothy taylor fills a gap in the chess literature. Birds opening is an underrated and dynamic choice for white that immediately directs the game. 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. Birds opening, 1 f4, has been played since the 17th century, and quite possibly earlier. Bb5 nd4 while theorys view of the bird now treats 4. While it is common for a chess opening to be named after the players that introduced them to popular play, including the benko gambit after grandmaster pal benko, the sicilian najdorf named after grandmaster miguel najdorf and the philidor defense named after francoisandre danican philidor, this is not always the case some chess.
Search through more than 3,000 opening lines to find the perfect chess opening for you. It is well written, well researched, well organized, readable. Explore openings variations and find matching master chess games to study. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Similarly, those moves are commonly referred to in the chess world as the chess opening. I must quote some thoughts on bird opening from gufelds book, 1 f4 d5 avoiding the sharp play of the from gambit l. Howard staunton staunton vs e williams, 1851 a02 birds opening, 32 moves, 10. The birds opening is the 6th most popular opening and is a very aggressive opening. White tries to focus on the center by controlling the dark squares while black tries to focus on the light. He proves that its possible to become a grandmaster playing birds opening so it cant be that horrible. Weve organized the titles into kings pawn openings, queens pawn opening and others, which includes the flank openings and more. Birds opening, the flavour and smell of course is of the dutch defence whose intellectual property we. White players who prefer a quieter, more positional game tend to prefer 1. Birds opening books the first opening i played, encouraged by lasker vs j bauer, 1889. Andrew soltis winning with 1 f4 birds opening scribd.
These weirdass flank openings are only super dangerous if i ignore them or assume my opponent is just being silly. Chess opening books shop for chess opening books house. The following quick blowout is the earliest game i can winning with 1 f4 download book. Although it is old by chess standards circa 2006 the book is a very useful survey of the positional ideas and main lines. Thanks for the suggestion, i bought gm henrik danielsens polar bear kindle book on amazon.
Andrew soltis winning with 1 f4 birds opening free download as pdf file. 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. White starts out weaking his king side and starts a flank attack on the center with his f pawn. English opening chess books shop for english opening. Id definitely recommended if youre serious about studying this opening. I do think its possible for an opening to book to be 200300 pages long while still being useful. Birds opening is essentially the dutch defence with an extra move, and white can choose between a number of different setups. It is the twobishop sacrifice and here it works with 10 bxh7 ch, kxh7 ii qh5 ch, kg8 12 bxg7. This is not a very common move because it somewhat weakens the e1h4 diagonal.
Detailed coverage of an underrated and dynamic choice for white everyman chess by timothy taylor isbn. I published a birds defense bibliography c61 back in 2008, but there have been a number of developments since, so it seemed time to post a supplement. Opening books should not be laid out in order of variations. Black sometimes attempts to stop this plan as early as move one, by responding with e5, the from gambit. Study the bird s opening opening with free tools and analysis.
With the bird opening, by andrew soltis chess digest, inc. Birds opening is essentially the dutch defense with an extra move, and white can choose between a number of different set. Basic chess opening rules fundamental rules of opening play this lesson is a mustread for beginner players. The birds opening is the 6th most popular opening, although rarely played in comparison. 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. If you select inefficient opening moves then you waste development time and finally you drift into a bad position. Page 6 page 7 bill wall 700 opening traps quick rules of chess the point of chess is to attack the enemy king and checkmate the king so that it cannot move to. This tries to hold on to e5, but it falls for a trap and gives black the upper hand.
I think we are poised to see a revival in this interesting opening, which begins 1. Im sure these titles will keep chess enthusiasts occupied for quite a while. Most of the chess openings have been named and analyzed for hundreds of years. Preferred openings by the top 20 chess players in history. Kasparovkramnik 2000 by karsten muller 58 page ebook of all the games annotated free ebooks from pdf,cbv,doc and djvu formats links below take you to the download page for that section of books beginners chess books edward lasker chess strategy eng, 1915.
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. The following quick blowout is the earliest game i can. For help with downloading a wikipedia page as a pdf, see help. Here youll find repertoire ebooks for both white and black, specialized ebooks on chess opening sub. The encyclopaedia of chess openings assigns two codes for birds opening. 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. Nxd7 permits one of the most famous combinations in chess one that was virtually invented by birds opening.
Marins books cover basically the same repertoire as kosten but with much more depth, both in terms of explanations and variations. Also downloaded a kindle book about the sturm gambit, 1. For example if you are talking about the carokann, chapter 1 shouldnt be the advance, chapter 2 main line etc. Chess openings this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. Why lower rated players should learn birds opening. Winning with 1 f4 birds opening pdf free download epdf. Bird s opening, 1 f4, has been played since the 17th century, and quite possibly earlier. The italian game is one of the oldest recorded chess opening, and the game defining move is 3. Chess openings learn how to play the top 60 openings. Bc4 the socalled italian bishop in preparation for an early attack on blacks vulnerable f7 square.
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. Birds opening by im timothy taylor fills a gap in the chess literature. What should every chess player know about the birds. The opening explorer is a great tool for exploring the most comprehensive chess database online and learning from the greatest players of all time. Beating minor openings victor mikhalevski quality chess. I lost a lot of bishops trying for that 2b mate until fines middlegame in chess set me straight.
The chapters should be laid out in order of rating. The first few moves in the chess opening lays the foundation for every chess game. I never use birds opening, so i only run into it when im black. I played through a few birds opening games today in the bookstore, and i was intrigued to say the least. In a chess game, the opening stage is very important because it determines. 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 birds opening. The bird s opening is the 6th most popular opening and is a very aggressive opening. Now a lifelong fan of this opening has done a first rate job. Deppe froms gambit hodgson trends in the birds opening lakdawala birds opening.
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