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Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Anhanguera

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1.e4g62.d4Bg73.Nc3c54.Be3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Anhanguera173k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
62%108k48%
15%27k50%
11%19k56%
6.7%12k52%
1.7%2.9k49%
0.9%1.6k43%
0.7%1.3k43%
0.5%92638%
0.2%26742%
0.1%25633%
Famous games in this line87 master games
Sutovsky, Emil (2651) – Kasimdzhanov, Rustam (2704)20010–1Harikrishna, P. (2730) – Ehlvest, J. (2521)20191–0Van den Doel, Erik (2535) – Adianto, Utut (2607)19990–1Mrva, Martin (2468) – Azmaiparashvili, Zurab (2673)20000–1Vallejo Pons, F. (2714) – Dinstuhl, V. (2393)20181–0Kharchenko, B. (2494) – Rakhmanov, Ale (2606)2014½–½Ivanchuk, Vassily (2711) – Arduman, Can (2358)20021–0Huebner, Robert (2620) – Van Wijgerden, Cornelis (2425)1982½–½
Heroes of this opening Kasimdzhanov, Rustam · Harikrishna, P. · Adianto, Utut · Azmaiparashvili, Zurab
Family
Pterodactyl Defense
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B06
Line
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. Be3
FianchettoHypermodern
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