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Stefan Buecker vs Tilmann Vogler
BL2-West 9798 (1997), Germany
Bird Opening: Hobbs Gambit (A02)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Nov-17-09  Yodaman: This is the only 1.f4 g5 in the database! Interesting opening....
Oct-10-19  Pyrandus: Who is Hobbs? The Philosoph?
Aug-15-22  Raginmund: Who Hobbs is???
Aug-15-22  Little Caezarz: Roy Hobbs was a natural ballplayer. https://foreverrebuilding.com/roy-h...
Aug-16-22  Rip2632: Plenty of gambits in Bird's Opening but From's Gambit variations seem most popular:

Bird's Opening

From's Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 e5

From's Gambit, Bahr Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 e5 2.Nc3

From's Gambit, Lipke Variation – A02 – 1.f4 e5 2.fxe5 d6 3.exd6 Bxd6 4.Nf3 Nh6 5.d4

From's Gambit, Lasker Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 e5 2.fxe5 f6

From's Gambit, Platz Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 e5 2.fxe5 Ne7

From's Gambit, Schlechter Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 e5 2.fxe5 Nc6

From's Gambit, Langheld Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 e5 2.fxe5 d6 3.exd6 Nf6

From's Gambit, Siegener Gambit – A02 –1.f4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Nf3 c5 4.c3

Sturm Gambit – A03 – 1.f4 d5 2.c4

Swiss Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g4

Swiss Gambit, Wagner-Zwitersch Gambit – A03 – 1.f4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g4

Williams Gambit – A03 – 1.f4 d5 2.e4

Hobbs Gambit – A02 – 1. f4 g5

Hobbs-Zilbermints Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 h6 2.Nf3 g5

Dutch, Dudweiler Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 d5 2.g4

Dutch, Batavo Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.e4 dxe4

Dutch, Thomas Gambit – A02 – 1.f4 d5 2.b3 Nf6 3.Bb2 d4 4.Nf3 c5 5.e3

Dutch, Williams, Zilbermints Variation – A02 – 1.f4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nge2

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