Chess opening · ECO B27
Modern Defense: Pterodactyl Variation
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Nc3 Qa5
Modern Defense: Pterodactyl Variation is catalogued under ECO code B27. It is reached after 4 moves (8 half-moves): 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Nc3 Qa5. 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.
Comes from
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