Bird Opening Apr 9, 2024 6:54:06 GMT -5 Quote Select PostDeselect PostLink to PostMemberGive GiftBack to Top Post by Radrook Admin on Apr 9, 2024 6:54:06 GMT -5 Bird OpeningNever underestimate the power of passed pawns. [Event "Rated blitz game"][Site "https://lichess.org/bBFscBtO"][Date "2024.04.09"][White "Radrook"][Black "AlexHorzov"][Result "1-0"][UTCDate "2024.04.09"][UTCTime "11:33:24"][WhiteElo "1727"][BlackElo "1787"][WhiteRatingDiff "+7"][BlackRatingDiff "-6"][Variant "Standard"][TimeControl "300+3"][ECO "A02"][Opening "Bird Opening"][Termination "Normal"][Annotator "lichess.org"]1. f4 { A02 Bird Opening } Nc6 2. Nf3 d6 3. e3 e5 4. fxe5 dxe5 5. d3 f5 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Bc5 8. h3 f4 9. d4 exd4 10. exd4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxd4+ 12. Kh2 O-O 13. c3 Be3 14. Bc4+ Kh8 15. Bxe3 fxe3 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. Na3 c6 18. Rad1 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Bf5 20. Re1 Re8 21. Kg3 b5 22. Be2 Ne4+ 23. Kh2 Nf2 24. g4 Bg6 25. c4 b4 26. Nb1 Ne4 27. b3 Nc5 28. Bf3 Bxb1 29. Rxb1 e2 30. Re1 Nd3 31. Rxe2 Rxe2+ 32. Bxe2 Nc1 33. Bf3 c5 34. Kg3 Nxa2 35. Kf4 Nc1 36. Bd1 Nd3+ 37. Ke4 Nf2+ 38. Kd5 Nxd1 39. Kxc5 Ne3 40. Kd6 g6 41. c5 h5 42. c6 hxg4 43. c7 Nf5+ 44. Kd7 gxh3 45. c8=Q+ Kg7 46. Qc2 Kh6 47. Qd2+ Kh5 48. Qe2+ Kh4 49. Qf2+ Ng3 50. Qf4+ Kh5 51. Qxg3 g5 52. Qxh3+ Kg6 53. Qg4 Kf6 54. Kd6 a5 55. Kd5 Kg6 56. Ke6 Kh6 57. Kf5 a4 58. Qxg5+ Kh7 59. Kf6 a3 60. Qg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0lichess.org/bBFscBtO/white#0