Bird Opening: Dutch Variation, Dudweiler Gambit
1. f4 d5 2. g4
The Bird Opening: Dutch Variation, Dudweiler Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A03, reached after 1. f4 d5 2. g4. It is a line of the Bird Opening. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 185 times by this move order. White won 15%, 6% were drawn and Black won 79%. The most popular continuation is 2… Bxg4 (26% of games).
Engine evaluation: −2.70 (Stockfish, depth 30; best line 2… Bxg4 3. d3 Nc6 4. Qd2 Nh6 5. Qe3)
- ECO
- A03
- Moves
- 3 plies
- FEN
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1. f4 d5 2. g4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 149 | |
| 1500-1999 | 34 | |
| 2000+ | 2 | |
| All | 185 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2… Bxg4 | 49 (26%) | |
| 2… Nc6 | 40 (22%) | |
| 2… e6 | 30 (16%) | |
| 2… e5 | 12 (6%) | |
| 2… Nf6 | 11 (6%) | |
| 2… c5 | 9 (5%) | |
| 2… c6 | 8 (4%) | |
| 2… d4 | 5 (3%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- L300716 (2508) – Fraysinator (2712) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- KimnKitae (2085) – farzzad120 (2017) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 2s
- PingIsPain (1967) – RingsOfWinter (1993) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 300 + 0s
Comes from
Bird Opening: Dutch Variation 1. f4 d5
More Bird Opening lines (all)
- Bird Opening A02
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- Bird Opening: Double Duck Formation A02
- Bird Opening: From's Gambit A02
- Bird Opening: From's Gambit, Bahr Gambit A02
- Bird Opening: From's Gambit, Langheld Gambit A02
- Bird Opening: From's Gambit, Lasker Variation A02
- Bird Opening: From's Gambit, Lipke Variation A02
- Bird Opening: Hobbs Gambit A02
- Bird Opening: Hobbs-Zilbermints Gambit A02
- Bird Opening: Horsefly Defense A02
- Bird Opening: Lasker Gambit A02
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.