Comments on: Bird’s opening the c5 response. http://greenpointchess.org/2007/06/13/birds-opening-the-c5-response/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:56:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: checkersisfortramps http://greenpointchess.org/2007/06/13/birds-opening-the-c5-response/#comment-41 checkersisfortramps Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:32:18 +0000 http://greenpointchess.org/2007/06/13/birds-opening-the-c5-response/#comment-41 While 1.... c5 may not be as dynamic as e5, as interesting as f5, or as standard as d5, Henry Bird himself played it against Bird's opening when Falkbeer played with the white pieces and chose 1. f4... It allows white to transpose into an open or closed sicilian style game, or to play e3 and to continue with the bird's setup. While 1…. c5 may not be as dynamic as e5, as interesting as f5, or as standard as d5, Henry Bird himself played it against Bird’s opening when Falkbeer played with the white pieces and chose 1. f4… It allows white to transpose into an open or closed sicilian style game, or to play e3 and to continue with the bird’s setup.

]]> By: Greenpoint Chess and Go Club » Blog Archive » Bird into Benko [sort of] http://greenpointchess.org/2007/06/13/birds-opening-the-c5-response/#comment-39 Greenpoint Chess and Go Club » Blog Archive » Bird into Benko [sort of] Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:28:27 +0000 http://greenpointchess.org/2007/06/13/birds-opening-the-c5-response/#comment-39 [...] studying Bird's Opening [and discussing variations], I ran across this offbeat one, which immediately made me think of Greg. I don't think [...] […] studying Bird's Opening [and discussing variations], I ran across this offbeat one, which immediately made me think of Greg. I don't think […]

]]> By: Jeffrey http://greenpointchess.org/2007/06/13/birds-opening-the-c5-response/#comment-37 Jeffrey Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:09:36 +0000 http://greenpointchess.org/2007/06/13/birds-opening-the-c5-response/#comment-37 <p>I probably shouldn't have called 1. … c5 offbeat, seeing as how I don't really know Bird's that well. My reasoning was based on the fact that I use MCO-Beginners [it's true!] and 1. … c5 isn't even listed there!</p> <p>From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird's_Opening" rel="external" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a>:</p> <blockquote> Also reasonable is 1. … c5, hoping for a transposition into the Tal Gambit, a favorable variation of the Sicilian Defense, after 2. e4 d5! 3. exd5 (3.Nc3, the mellifluously-named "Toilet Variation," is also possible) Nf6, but White need not oblige, and may build up more slowly with 2. Nf3, followed by g3, Bg2, d3 and possibly a later e4.</blockquote> I probably shouldn't have called 1. … c5 offbeat, seeing as how I don't really know Bird's that well. My reasoning was based on the fact that I use MCO-Beginners [it's true!] and 1. … c5 isn't even listed there!

From Wikipedia:

Also reasonable is 1. … c5, hoping for a transposition into the Tal Gambit, a favorable variation of the Sicilian Defense, after 2. e4 d5! 3. exd5 (3.Nc3, the mellifluously-named "Toilet Variation," is also possible) Nf6, but White need not oblige, and may build up more slowly with 2. Nf3, followed by g3, Bg2, d3 and possibly a later e4.

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