Bird Opening: Wagner-Zwitersch Gambit

1.f4 f5 2.e4

ECO A02

The Bird Opening: Wagner-Zwitersch Gambit is a chess opening line in the Bird Opening complex, reached after 1.f4 f5 2.e4.

It is catalogued under code A02 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move e4 is chosen by White on move 2.

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