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Pterodactyl Defense

Sicilian, Quetzalcoatlus

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  1. 1.e4g6
  2. 2.d4Bg7
  3. 3.Nc3c5
  4. 4.Nf3Qa5
  5. 5.Be2d6

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A Pterodactyl Defense line in which White meets the early ...Qa5 with the modest 5. Be2 and Black completes the c5–d6 pawn frame with 5...d6.

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About the Quetzalcoatlus

In the Quetzalcoatlus, reached by 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. Nf3 Qa5 5. Be2 d6, White answers the queen sortie with a quiet bishop development to e2 rather than the more active 5. Bc4 of the Siroccopteryx. Black replies 5...d6, completing the usual pawn frame on c5 and d6. With d2 still empty, the queen on a5 keeps the c3-knight pinned, and the tension around d4 remains unresolved.

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