Square One
    Opening Walkthrough
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    Opening Coach

    Bird's Opening

    A02You play white
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    Your move

    The Bird. You stake out e5 and the kingside from move one — this is the Dutch Defense with White's extra tempo, so you're a full move ahead of all that theory.

    Your line8 to go

    Play the moves — your line builds here as you go.