Pterodactyl Defense: Central, Anhanguera

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1.e4g62.d4Bg73.c4c54.Nc3d65.Be3Qa5

Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid

Pterodactyl Defense: Central, Anhanguera693 games · White to move

MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore

Nf334%23547%

Ne226%17749%

Qd216%11051%

Be26.3%4451%

dxc53.8%2640%

f32.5%1741%

Rc12.2%1547%

h32%1464%

f41.6%1150%

d51.2%825%

Famous games in this line3 master games

Zhao, Chenxi (2406) – Li, Di (2556)2023½–½Badev, Kiril (2340) – Chatalbashev, Boris (2507)20060–1Ionescu, Co (2406) – Tomaszewski, K. (2313)2023½–½

Family

Pterodactyl Defense

Category

Semi-Open

First move

1.e4

ECO

B06

Line

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 c5 4. Nc3 d6 5. Be3 Qa5

FianchettoHypermodern

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