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Pterodactyl Defense: Queen Pterodactyl, Quiet Line

ECO A40 · 277 games · Black to move

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1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. e3
43% White4% Draw53% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
cxd416559.6%
Nf62910.5%
Nc6259.0%

A further 58 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... g6Pterodactyl Defense: Queen Pterodactyl, Quiet Line 4. e3

Other lines in this family

Eastern, BenoniB06… 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5290Western, 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.