Chess Opening Theory/1. f4/1...e5/2. fxe5/2...d6/3. exd6

Bird's Opening
	a b c d e f g h 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h
	Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkbnr/ppp2ppp/3P4/8/8/8/PPPPP1PP/RNBQKBNR b
	Moves: 1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 d6 3. exd6

3.exd6

After this, Black's only sensible move is Bxd6, developing with a threat. However, Nf6, the Langheld Gambit has also been tried with similar ideas to the mainline but with a Queen on c7 instead of a pawn.

Theory table


3	4
... Bxd6	Nf3 g5
... Nf6!?

Bird's Opening
a b c d e f g h 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkbnr/ppp2ppp/3P4/8/8/8/PPPPP1PP/RNBQKBNR b
Moves: 1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 d6 3. exd6