Talk:Bird's Opening

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[edit] Question

Question: For some reason I thought the Swiss Gambit was white taking blacks fpawn. Now I see that I was wrong about that but what is 1.f4 f5 2.e4 Nf6 3.exf5??? Thanks. Falphin 16:44, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)

• Looks like the King's Gambit. (The transposition occurs on 2.e4. At this point it's no longer a Bird's.) Maybe someone else has more information. Sorry, brain lock. Since Black has played 1...f5 not 1...e5, this clearly isn't a KG. I'm not familiar with this line. Quale 04:12, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)

2.e4 is the gambit move so any deviations after this move are still Swiss Gambit. I'll edit the page accordingly. 84.70.242.125 15:51, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

Actually, the Swiss gambit proper is 1.f4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g4!?, see http://chesshistory.com/winter/extra/swiss.html.

1.f4 f5 2.e4 Nf6!? 3.exf5?! transposes to a (very) offbeat version of Alekhine's Defence.WarmasterKron 10:08, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Hobbs gambit

I have added something about the very uncommon Hobbs Gambit, but I've not been able to find a definite source for the name. The chessgames database has an "R Hobbs" who seems to fit the bill. Does anyone have more info regarding the gambit's namesake? WarmasterKron 16:33, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

Hobbs was Richard Parker Hobbs, a Californian. 91.105.34.240 (talk) 23:17, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Hypermodern opening?

Would Bird's Opening constitute as a hypermodern opening? Tommy Kronkvist talk contribs 20:30, 26 January 2008 (UTC)