The Bird System is 1. f4

This is generally followed by two principal, called lines the Dutch variation [1. f4 d5] and of the operation [1. f4 e5] respectively.

What is the objective to play 1. f4?

Well, it is to deny the 1. e4 perenially popular, which usually leads to the white having a play slightly dominating. However, instead of playing 1. d4 to do this, the white plays 1. f4, which weakens its Kingside slightly. The King bishop pawn is usually considered the weakest pawn on Kingside while only the king protects this pawn, at least until the short castling of 0-0.
Something to remember is the combination of e4 and f4, the twin pawn which can be developed in strong outposts for the ordering of the center, particularly if the opponent plays something wierd on Queenside. This model developed starting from the old Russian Masters, and at this time, failures developed concerned like know we it today, with multitudes of variations analyzed of the sequense of opening.

To make it easy to remember, the Dutch variations of the bird can name the bird’s decline, and the Form’s gambit can name itself as Bird’s Accepted, with the white to make accept and decline!

Let us look at the known variations of the bird:

The Dutch variation [1. f4 d5] of the Bird System lead into the twin forks of the Mujannah Opening [2. c4], Williams gambit [2. e4] – an inversion of operation mentioned later, and variation of Lasker [2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 c5] which to resemble a sicilian played by the false color.

From’s Gambit [1. f4 e5] plays following current continuations outside: Langheld Gambit [2. fxe5 d6 3. exd6 Nf6], where black discharges two central pawn exchanges some to develop its bishops and knights more quickly to exploit the hole in F2. Variation of Lasker [2. fxe5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd6 4. Nf3 g5], attempts to drive out Nf3 left for an attack on H2. Variation of Lipke [2. fxe5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd6 4. Attacks H2 of Nf3 Nh6 5.d4] via Nh6 with Ng4 without Nf3 of waiting to evacuate. It also seeks constant Nf5 which threatens e3 and d4 for the white. The Schlechter Gambit [2. fxe5 Nc6] the simple threat of the knight, forcing the white to test d4 or Nc3, which always leaves the pledge e2 resting there and not helping white a whole.

The less known variations include Hobbs Gambit [1. f4 g5] that attacks f4 from other side, hoping to clear the way for eventual e5, and the Swiss Gambit[1. f4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g4] where the white offers up a pawn for a better play in the stages of opening.

The movement f4 is interesting if you can quickly support it by e4 since f4 is pretty much useless on its own. Short castling soon must quickly be made in order to give the support of rook to f4, while not forgetting to patch the diagonal hole to the castled king at g1. Otherwise, just attack right on the Kingside and hope that your opponent gives you enough time to castle long.

By playing the bird system, the white needs 6 movements to develop all minor pieces, and black should have a faster development depending to the response of the black to 1. f4. In exchange to develop more quickly, the black giving up the control of e5. A good idea is to play Bg4 soon, exchanging with the other bishop or ordering the diagonal c1-h5, since the bishop is not likely to be very useful elsewhere.

We look at approximately the equal time of development, with the notable event being unrestrained activity on Kingside of the board.

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