ECO A02 · Bird Opening

Bird Opening: Platz Gambit

1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 Ne7

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White to move. The arrow shows Stockfish’s best move.
Best move

3. Nf3+1.13

White is clearly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the Bird Opening: Platz Gambit (A02), reached after 1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 Ne7, Stockfish 18 recommends 3. Nf3 for White. White is clearly better (+1.13).

Top engine moves

  1. +1.133. Nf3 Ng6 4. d4 d6 5. Bg5 Qd7 6. exd6 h6 7. dxc7 hxg5
  2. +1.093. d4 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nf3 Ng6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Bxe7 Qxe7
  3. +1.053. e4 Ng6 4. Nf3 d6 5. exd6 Bxd6 6. Nc3 c5 7. d4 O-O

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Bird Opening: Platz Gambit?
After 1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 Ne7, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 3. Nf3 for White, continuing Ng6 4. d4 d6 5. Bg5 Qd7 6. exd6 h6 7. dxc7 hxg5. White is clearly better (+1.13). The next best moves are 3. d4 (+1.09) and 3. e4 (+1.05).
Is the Bird Opening: Platz Gambit a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +1.13: white is clearly better. Evaluations this early in the game are small, so practical results depend far more on knowing the plans and typical structures than on the engine's number.
What is the ECO code of the Bird Opening: Platz Gambit?
A02. ECO codes classify chess openings from A00 to E99; A is the volume for flank openings.

Opening names from the Lichess opening book (CC0). Pieces by Colin M.L. Burnett (GPLv2+).