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A025 plies · black to move

Bird Opening: Batavo-Polish Attack

The Bird Opening: Batavo-Polish Attack is a chess opening classified under ECO code A02 in the Flank Openings family, characterized by moves like 1.c4, 1.Nf3, or 1.f4, aiming to control the center indirectly. It is reached after 3 moves: 1. f4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. b4. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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Black r
Black n
Black b
Black q
Black k
Black b
Black r
7
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
6
Black n
Black p
5
4
White p
White p
3
White n
2
White p
White p
White p
White p
White p
White p
1a
White r
b
White n
c
White b
d
White q
e
White k
f
White b
g
h
White r

Resulting Position