Tree path 8 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Sicilian Defense › Hyperaccelerated Dragon › Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon › Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl › Modern Defense: Pterodactyl Variation › Pterodactyl Defense: Sicilian, Benoni Gambit
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
- Sicilian Defense B27
- Hyperaccelerated Dragon B27
- Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon B27
- Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl B27
- Modern Defense: Pterodactyl Variation B27
- Pterodactyl Defense: Sicilian, Benoni Gambit B27 you are here
Pterodactyl Defense: Sicilian, Benoni Gambit
Overview
Pterodactyl Defense: Sicilian, Benoni Gambit is a gambit, classified under ECO code B27 within the Semi-Open Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.
The Semi-Open Games group covers semi-open games — replies to 1.e4 where Black declines the symmetrical 1…e5 in favour of an asymmetric pawn structure.
The line arises from 9 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Nc3 Qa5 5. d5.
It is a variation of Modern Defense: Pterodactyl Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- B27
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 9
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