ECO B27

Modern Defense: Pterodactyl Variation

Modern Defense: Pterodactyl Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO B27. Its defining line here is 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Nc3 Qa5.

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Nc3 Qa5

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The diagram shows the position after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Nc3 Qa5. Play through it move by move in the interactive explorer.

Opening name, ECO code, and main line come from the Lichess open chess openings dataset.

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