Bird Opening: Williams-Zilbermints Gambit
1. f4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nge2
The Bird Opening: Williams-Zilbermints Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A03, reached after 1. f4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nge2. 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 4 times by this move order. White won 75%, 0% were drawn and Black won 25%. The most popular continuation is 4… Bf5 (25% of games).
Engine evaluation: −2.30 (Stockfish, depth 30; best line 4… Nc6 5. Ng3 Bg4 6. Be2 Bxe2 7. Qxe2)
- ECO
- A03
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. f4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nge2
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 2 | |
| 1500-1999 | 2 | |
| All | 4 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4… Bf5 | 1 (25%) | |
| 4… e6 | 1 (25%) | |
| 4… Bg4 | 1 (25%) | |
| 4… c6 | 1 (25%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- innersparkChess (1686) – Phaeton87 (1677) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 600 + 0s
- Tozihemo (1592) – Chuteslavie (1630) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 2s
- pellegriniadrien (1180) – sachikohanai (1190) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 300 + 0s
Comes from
Bird Opening: Williams Gambit (1… d5 2. e4) 1. f4 d5 2. e4
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- 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.