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Pterodactyl Defense: Sicilian, Anhanguera

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1.e4c52.Nf3g63.d4Bg74.Nc3Qa55.Be3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Pterodactyl Defense: Sicilian, Anhanguera12k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
54%6.2k54%
19%2.2k50%
12%1.3k47%
5.1%59046%
4.8%55550%
3.7%42550%
0.5%6230%
0.3%3530%
0.3%3342%
0.1%1246%
Famous games in this line101 master games
Vallejo Pons, F. (2714) – Dinstuhl, V. (2393)20181–0Kharchenko, B. (2494) – Rakhmanov, Ale (2606)2014½–½Tolnai, Tibor (2490) – Dizdarevic, Emir (2505)1992½–½Khruschiov, Alexey (2400) – Blatny, Pavel (2547)20011–0Graf, A. (2561) – Hergott, D. (2385)20161–0Sax, Gyula (2600) – Bilek, Istvan (2345)19921–0Stefansson, Hannes (2585) – Kuzmicz, Krystian (2352)20051–0Pavasovic, Dusko (2584) – Gruskovnjak, Tomislav (2339)20071–0
Heroes of this opening Vallejo Pons, F. · Khruschiov, Alexey · Graf, A. · Sax, Gyula
Family
Pterodactyl Defense
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B27
Line
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Nc3 Qa5 5. Be3
FianchettoHypermodern
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