Chess opening · ECO B06
Modern Defense: Modern Pterodactyl
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1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5
Modern Defense: Modern Pterodactyl is catalogued under ECO code B06. It is reached after 3 moves (6 half-moves): 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5. After the last move it is White to play. White opens 1. e4. It is a named variation of the Modern Defense, which has 39 catalogued lines in total.
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- Modern Defense: Pterodactyl VariationB27
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