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Chess Opening Theory/1. f4/1...e5/2. fxe5/2...Nc6/3. d4
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Bird's Opening rd bd qd kd bd nd rd pd pd pd pd pd pd pd nd pl pl pl pl pl pl pl pl rl nl bl ql kl bl nl rl
3.d4?
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. Lakdawala, Cyrus. Bird's Opening: Move by Move. Everyman Chess, 2015.
Theory Table
+34Qh4+g3
Qxd4 -/+
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