As White
Bird's Opening
Bird's Opening is a chess opening for White that starts with 1.f4.
1.f4 controls e5 and prepares a kingside attack. You need to know From's Gambit (1...e5), Black's most aggressive reply.
Reviewed on November 6, 2026 · Prepared by Josep Serrano Ballestero
10 lines
3.exd6 Bxd6 4.Nf3 Nc6
1.f4 e5 2.fxe5 d6 3.exd6 Bxd6 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.e3 g5 6.d4 g4 7.Ne5 Nxe5 8.dxe5 Bxe5 9.Qxd8+ Kxd8 10.Na3
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 c5
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.e3 Nf6 4.b3 g6 5.Bb2 Bg7 6.Bb5+ Bd7 7.Bxd7+ Nbxd7 8.O-O O-O 9.Qe2 Re8 10.Ne5
3.exd6 Bxd6 4.Nf3 g5
1.f4 e5 2.fxe5 d6 3.exd6 Bxd6 4.Nf3 g5 5.g3 g4 6.Nh4 Ne7 7.d4 Ng6 8.Nxg6 hxg6 9.Qd3 Nc6 10.c3
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.e3 Bg7 4.d4 c5 5.c3 Nh6 6.Bd3 O-O 7.O-O Bf5 8.Bxf5 Nxf5 9.Qe2 Nd6 10.dxc5
1.f4 d5 2.e3
1.f4 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.Nf3 g6 4.b3 Bg7 5.Bb2 O-O 6.Be2 c5 7.O-O Nc6 8.Ne5 d4 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Bf3
1.f4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6
1.f4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.e3 Bg7 4.Be2 O-O 5.O-O d6 6.d3 c5 7.Qe1 Nc6 8.Qh4 e5 9.e4 exf4 10.Bxf4
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.d3 c5 7.Qe1 Nc6 8.Na3 Re8 9.e4 e5 10.fxe5
1.f4 d5 2.b3
1.f4 d5 2.b3 Nf6 3.Bb2 g6 4.e3 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 c5 7.O-O Nc6 8.Ne5 Qc7 9.Bf3 Rd8 10.Qe2
1.f4 g6 2.Nf3
1.f4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.e4 d6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nc3 O-O 6.Bd3 Na6 7.O-O c5 8.d5 Rb8 9.a4
1.f4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6
1.f4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 b6 4.b3 Bb7 5.Bb2 Be7 6.Be2 O-O 7.O-O c5 8.c4 d6 9.Nc3 Nbd7 10.Qe1
Frequently asked questions
Is Bird's Opening good for beginners?
It suits players who already have some experience. On OpeningCraft it is aimed at players with Elo 1200 – 1400. It suits players who like attacks, gambits and open positions.
How many lines of Bird's Opening do you need to learn?
OpeningCraft teaches 10, in blocks of 5. They come from real Lichess games at each rating band, and the traps and opponent mistakes most common at your level come first.