Chess openings / Pterodactyl Defense
Pterodactyl Defense: Queen Pterodactyl, Quiet Line
Pterodactyl Defense: Queen Pterodactyl, Quiet Line (A40) starts 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5 4.e3. In 181 games between strong players, White wins 42%, 14% are drawn and Black wins 44%; the most played move is 4…Nf6 (51%).
1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5 4.e3
- ECO
- A40
- Games between strong players
- 181
- To move
- Black
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…Nf6 | 51% (93) | – | |
| 4…cxd4 | 40% (73) | – | |
| 4…Nc6 | 4% (8) | – | |
| 4…d6 | 2% (4) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense 1.d4 g6
More Pterodactyl Defense lines
- Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Benoni 605 games
- Pterodactyl Defense: Western, Rhamphorhynchus 464 games
- Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Anhanguera 273 games
- Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Rhamphorhynchus 206 games
- Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Pteranodon 148 games
- Pterodactyl Defense: Sicilian, Rhamphorhynchus 123 games
- Pterodactyl Defense 70 games
- Pterodactyl Defense: Sicilian, Pteranodon 56 games
- Pterodactyl Defense: Sicilian, Anhanguera 51 games
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