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Pterodactyl Defense: Sicilian, Rhamphorhynchus

ECO B27 · 104 games · Black to move

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. Nc3
54% White4% Draw42% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Qxc55351.0%
Bxc3+1615.4%

A further 35 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4Sicilian Defense 1... c5Sicilian Defense 2. Nf3Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon 2... g6Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon 3. d4Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl 3... Bg7Pterodactyl Defense: Western, Rhamphorhynchus 4... Qa5+Pterodactyl Defense: Sicilian, Rhamphorhynchus 5. Nc3

Other lines in this family

Western, RhamphorhynchusB27…352Eastern, AnhangueraB06… 1... g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. Be3308Eastern, BenoniB061. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5290Queen Pterodactyl, Quiet LineA401. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. e3277

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