Chess openings / Modern Defense
Modern Defense: Pterodactyl Variation
Modern Defense: Pterodactyl Variation (B27) starts 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 Bg7 4.Nc3 Qa5. In 52 games between strong players, White wins 39%, 12% are drawn and Black wins 49%; the most played move is 5.Be3 (46%).
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 Bg7 4.Nc3 Qa5
- ECO
- B27
- Games between strong players
- 52
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.Be3 | 46% (24) | Pterodactyl Defense: Sicilian, Anhanguera | |
| 5.d5 | 21% (11) | – | |
| 5.dxc5 | 12% (6) | Pterodactyl Defense: Sicilian, Rhamphorhynchus | |
| 5.Be2 | 8% (4) | – | |
| 5.Bc4 | 8% (4) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 Bg7
More Modern Defense lines
- Modern Defense 23,623 games
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- 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: Modern Pterodactyl 1,352 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
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