Pterodactyl Defense: Central, Benoni Pterodactyl
ECO: A40Flank Openings1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.e4 c5 4.d5 Qa5+
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About the Pterodactyl Defense: Central, Benoni Pterodactyl
The Pterodactyl Defense: Central, Benoni Pterodactyl is a line of the Pterodactyl Defense, catalogued under ECO code A40 in the Flank Openings section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.e4 c5 4.d5 Qa5+, with Black playing the move that gives the line its name.
The Pterodactyl Defense has 33 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.
Other lines of the Pterodactyl Defense
- Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, AnhangueraB06 · 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5 4.Be3
- Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, BenoniB06 · 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5 4.d5
- Pterodactyl Defense: Queen Pterodactyl, Quiet LineA40 · 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5 4.e3
- Pterodactyl Defense: Austrian, Austriadactylus WesternB06 · 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.f4 c5 4.Nf3 Qa5+
- Pterodactyl Defense: Austrian, Grand Prix PterodactylB06 · 1.e4 g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.f4 c5 4.Nf3 Qa5
- Pterodactyl Defense: Austrian, PteranodonB06 · 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.f4 c5 4.c3 Qa5
- Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Benoni PterodactylB06 · 1.d4 g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.e4 c5 4.d5 Qa5
- Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, RhamphorhynchusB06 · 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5 4.dxc5 Qa5