A42: Pterodactyl defence

1. d4 d6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 c5 5. Nf3 Qa5

Pterodactyl defence

A42 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 144
Last Played: Jun 2021
Overall score:
30.6%36.1%33.3%
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Played frequently by:

White  
Marko Tratar 3 games
Bogomil Andonov 3 games
Darko Anic 3 games
Black  
Drazen Sermek 16 games
Valery A Chekhov 7 games
Dusko Pavasovic 5 games

Possible continuations:

6. Be2  43
25.6 % 32.6 % 41.9 %
6. d5  40
35 % 45 % 20 %
6. h3  21
33.3 % 33.3 % 33.3 %
6. Be3  17
29.4 % 17.6 % 52.9 %
6. Rb1  12
41.7 % 41.7 % 16.7 %
6. dxc5  7
14.3 % 57.1 % 28.6 %
6. Qd2  2
50 % 50 %