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The Bird's Opening is the sixth most popular opening in the game of [[chess]], which consists of moving the pawn for the king's bishop forward by two spaces, as denote by "f4".
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The Bird's Opening is the sixth most popular opening in the game of [[chess]], which consists of White moving the pawn for the king's bishop forward by two spaces, as denote by "f4".
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This is rarely used in top games today, but several elegant games throughout chess history have been won with this unusual opening.
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The five more popular openings are, in this order, 1.e4, 1.d4, 1.Nf3, 1.c4, and 1.g3.  This Bird's Opening is far less popular than its mirror image, the [[English Opening]] (1.c4).
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The Bird's Opening is rarely used in top games today as it seems to waste an opportunity to make a stronger first move.  But several elegant games throughout chess history have been won with this unusual opening.
 
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