Pterodactyl Defense

Pterodactyl Defense is a named opening in the book. The main stored line runs Nf3, c5, c4, g6, d4, Bg7, e4, Qa5+. The book has 33 lines under this name, across ECO codes A40 to B27.

33 lines in the book · ECO A40 to B27 · 628 tagged puzzles in the source database

Play the main line

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Pterodactyl Defense

Play the next move in the line.

  1. Nf3
  2. c5
  3. c4
  4. g6
  5. d4
  6. Bg7
  7. e4
  8. Qa5+
  9. Nc3
  10. d6

Move by move

  1. White knight moves from g1 to f3.
  2. Black pawn moves from c7 to c5.
  3. White pawn moves from c2 to c4.
  4. Black pawn moves from g7 to g6.
  5. White pawn moves from d2 to d4.
  6. Black bishop moves from f8 to g7.
  7. White pawn moves from e2 to e4.
  8. Black queen moves from d8 to a5.
  9. White knight moves from b1 to c3.
  10. Black pawn moves from d7 to d6.

Variations

Central6 lines · A40 to B06Fianchetto5 lines · A40 to B06Queen Pterodactyl1 lines · A40Austrian3 lines · B06Eastern6 lines · B06Sicilian7 lines · B06 to B27Western4 lines · B06 to B27

Named gambits and traps

2 lines in this family have "gambit" or "trap" in the name. The list shows 2.

Puzzles from this opening

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