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Pterodactyl Defense: Austrian, Pteranodon

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1.e4g62.d4Bg73.f4c54.c3Qa5
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Pterodactyl Defense: Austrian, Pteranodon4.3k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
41%1.8k41%
34%1.4k46%
8.2%35153%
7.7%32845%
3.5%14844%
3%12642%
1%4166%
0.5%2339%
0.5%2124%
0.1%650%
Famous games in this line1 master games
Weissenbeck, M. (2229) – Petran, Pe (2306)20170–1
Family
Pterodactyl Defense
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B06
Line
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. f4 c5 4. c3 Qa5
FianchettoHypermodern
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