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Bird Opening: Horsefly Defense

ECO A02 · 115 games · White to move

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1. f4 Nh6
42% White6% Draw52% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Nf38170.4%

A further 34 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

Bird Opening 1. f4Bird Opening: Horsefly Defense 1... Nh6

Other lines in this family

Bird OpeningA02…50,318Dutch VariationA03… 1... d518,883From's GambitA02… 1... e54,995Williams GambitA03… 1... d5 2. e4969Schlechter GambitA02… 1... e5 2. fxe5 Nc6602From's Gambit, Lasker VariationA02… 1... e5 2. fxe5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd6 4. Nf3 g5538Lasker VariationA03… 1... d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 c5445Sturm GambitA03… 1... d5 2. c4214Hobbs GambitA02… 1... g5169Double Duck FormationA02… 1... f5 2. d4 d5167

All 14 lines in the family

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.