Chess Opening Theory/1. f4/1...e5/2. fxe5/2...d6/3. exd6/3...Bxd6

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) rnbqk1nr/ppp2ppp/3b4/8/8/8/PPPPP1PP/RNBQKBNR w
	Moves: 1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd6

3...Bxd6

This move develops with a threat. There are three sane ways to stop Qh4+. The first one, Nf3, is the best move. The second one, g3?!, runs into a rapid drill attack after 3...h5. A sample line: Nf3 h4! Nxh4? (gxh4 is better, but black has good compensation for the pawn after the simple 5...Bg4) Rxh4! gxh4 Qxh4# The third one, 4.h4??, runs into Bg3 mate! Also, one more trap is Nh3?? Bxh3 and Qh4 mate to follow.

Theory table


4	5	6
Nf3 g5			+/=
g3?! h5			=/-
h4?? Bg3#			0-1

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) rnbqk1nr/ppp2ppp/3b4/8/8/8/PPPPP1PP/RNBQKBNR w
Moves: 1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd6