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Modern Defense: Modern Pterodactyl

ECO B06 · 1,041 games · White to move

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1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5
46% White5% Draw49% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Be328627.5%Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Anhanguera B06
Nf322821.9%
d520820.0%Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Benoni B06
dxc519118.3%
Nge2181.7%

A further 110 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4Modern Defense 1... g6Modern Defense 2... Bg7Modern Defense: Standard Line 3. Nc3Modern Defense: Modern Pterodactyl 3... c5

Other lines in this family

Standard LineB06…10,706Standard DefenseB06… 3... d68,446Two Knights VariationB06… 3... d6 4. Nf36,371Pseudo-Austrian AttackB06… 3... d6 4. f41,264Two Knights Variation, Suttles VariationB06… 3... c6 4. Nf3 d6581Mongredien Defense, with Nc3B06… 3... b6542Lizard Defense, Mittenberger GambitB06… 3... d5217Modern DefenseB06…41,179Three Pawns AttackB06… 3. f44,445Geller's SystemB07… 3. Nf3 d6 4. c32,194

All 20 lines in the family

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.