Pterodactyl Defense: Western, Rhamphorhynchus
ECO: B27Semi-Open Games1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 Bg7 4.dxc5 Qa5+
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About the Pterodactyl Defense: Western, Rhamphorhynchus
The Pterodactyl Defense: Western, Rhamphorhynchus is a line of the Pterodactyl Defense, catalogued under ECO code B27 in the Semi-Open Games section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 Bg7 4.dxc5 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.
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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: Central, Benoni PterodactylA40 · 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.e4 c5 4.d5 Qa5+
- Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Benoni PterodactylB06 · 1.d4 g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.e4 c5 4.d5 Qa5