Chess Codex
Tree path 3 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Modern Defense › Pterodactyl Defense: Central, Benoni Beefeater Pterodactyl
  1. Chess Codex
  2. Queen's Pawn Game A40
  3. Modern Defense A40
  4. Pterodactyl Defense: Central, Benoni Beefeater Pterodactyl A40 you are here
A40

Pterodactyl Defense: Central, Benoni Beefeater Pterodactyl

Open in Lichess
Share: X Reddit Telegram Facebook
Play from here → Click pieces to play, or use ← / → arrows.

Overview

Pterodactyl Defense: Central, Benoni Beefeater Pterodactyl is a specific line in the Flank Openings family (ECO A40), arising from a recognised theoretical position.

The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.

The line arises from 12 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. e4 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qa5.

The line refines Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense, which traces back to the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.

Explore the position on the interactive board, study its real-world results from Lichess, and challenge the engine when you are ready.

ECO code
A40
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
12
Parent
Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense

This overview is generated automatically from the opening's metadata. A more detailed, human-written description is on the way — and you can speed it up by suggesting one yourself.

Statistics from Lichess

Loading…

Description

Write a description

Markdown supported (headings ###, bold, lists, links). Submissions are reviewed before publishing.

Related variations at the same level

Sister lines that share the same parent Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense:

https://test.av-webdevs.com/openings/pterodactyl-defense-central-benoni-beefeater-pterodactyl