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Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Benoni

ECO B06 · 290 games · Black to move

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1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5
48% White5% Draw47% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
d620069.0%

A further 90 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

Queen's Pawn Game 1. d4Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense 1... g6Modern Defense 2... Bg7Modern Defense: Standard Line 3. Nc3Modern Defense: Modern Pterodactyl 3... c5Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Benoni 4. d5

Other lines in this family

Queen Pterodactyl, Quiet LineA40… 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. e3277Western, RhamphorhynchusB271. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. dxc5 Qa5+352Eastern, AnhangueraB061. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. Be3308Sicilian, RhamphorhynchusB271. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. Nc3104

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