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Pterodactyl Defense

Fianchetto, King Pterodactyl

B06offbeataggressive

  1. 1.e4g6
  2. 2.d4Bg7
  3. 3.g3c5
  4. 4.Nf3Qa5+

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A Pterodactyl Defense line in which White prepares a kingside fianchetto with g3 and Black answers with ...c5 and an early queen check from a5.

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About the King Pterodactyl

The King Pterodactyl reaches the Pterodactyl setup through the 1. e4 g6 2. d4 move order, the one the parent entry calls Eastern. Against the Modern Defense, White plays 3. g3 to prepare a kingside fianchetto. Black replies 3...c5 4. Nf3 Qa5+, giving check before White's queenside pieces have developed. White has to block on the a5–e1 diagonal or move the king. Meanwhile the c5-pawn and the bishop on g7 keep up pressure on d4.

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