Chess openings / Modern Defense
Modern Defense: Modern Pterodactyl
Modern Defense: Modern Pterodactyl (B06) starts 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5. In 1,352 games between strong players, White wins 49%, 8% are drawn and Black wins 43%; the most played move is 4.dxc5 (40%).
1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5
- ECO
- B06
- Games between strong players
- 1,352
- To move
- White
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.dxc5 | 40% (546) | – | |
| 4.d5 | 23% (311) | Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Benoni | |
| 4.Be3 | 18% (246) | Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Anhanguera | |
| 4.Nf3 | 15% (203) | – | |
| 4.Nge2 | 3% (35) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Modern Defense: Standard Line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3
More Modern Defense lines
- Modern Defense 23,623 games
- Modern Defense: Standard Defense 10,053 games
- Modern Defense: Averbakh System 3,834 games
- Modern Defense: Two Knights Variation 3,150 games
- Modern Defense: Pseudo-Austrian Attack 1,897 games
- Modern Defense: Geller's System 828 games
- Modern Defense: Kotov Variation 827 games
- Modern Defense: Lizard Defense, Mittenberger Gambit 758 games
- Modern Defense: Norwegian Defense 753 games
- Modern Defense: Two Knights Variation, Suttles Variation 605 games
- Modern Defense: Beefeater Variation 416 games
- Modern Defense: Three Pawns Attack 365 games
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