Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Benoni Pterodactyl

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1.d4g62.Nc3Bg73.e4c54.d5Qa5

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Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Benoni Pterodactyl5.1k games · White to move

MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore

Bd286%4.4k55%

Nf3Pterodactyl Defense: Sicilian, Benoni Gambit5.2%26760%

Ne23.9%19941%

Qd31.1%5448%

f40.8%4159%

Qf30.5%2735%

Be30.4%2129%

Bd30.4%2070%

Bc40.3%1513%

Qd20.3%1530%

Famous games in this line2 master games

Hebden, Mark (2560) – Schiller, Eric (2201)20041–0Zvara, Petr (2220) – Lys, Josef (2295)19921–0

Heroes of this opening Hebden, Mark · Zvara, Petr

Family

Pterodactyl Defense

Category

Semi-Closed

First move

1.d4

ECO

B06

Line

1. d4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. e4 c5 4. d5 Qa5

FianchettoHypermodern

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