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Chess Opening Theory/1. f4/1...e5/2. fxe5/2...Nc6/3. d4

Bird's Opening
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
Moves: 1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 Nc6 3. d4

3.d4?

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This tries to hold on to e5, but it falls for a trap and gives Black the upper hand! In Lakdawala's database, it was played 11 times, with only 5 out of 11 people found the relatively easy to find Qh4+ g3 Qxd4 with a better pawn structure for black. [1]

Theory Table

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3 4

Qh4+

g3

Qxd4

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References

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  1. Lakdawala, Cyrus. Bird's Opening: Move by Move. Everyman Chess, 2015.