Play the Polar Bear!
GM Henrik Danielsen explains the "Polar Bear" system, which is Bird's Opening (Dutch Attack) played as a Leningrad Reversed with a number of transpositions depending on what Black plays:
There are a lot more videos on the Polar Bear by Danielsen; check them out using the YouTube link below. GM Joel on the Polar Bear. Bird's Opening is ECO A02 and A03. Some Polar Bear-style games at Chessgames.com.
Source: YouTube. Thanks, Will, for showing me the Polar Bear.
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- Jeffrey Barke
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- 12.29.09 / 11am
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- birds, polar-bear, polar-bear-system
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