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Pterodactyl Defense: Central, Benoni Beefeater Pterodactyl (A40)

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. e4 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qa5

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Pterodactyl Defense: Central, Benoni Beefeater Pterodactyl (ECO A40) is a chess opening starting with 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. e4 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qa5. See its main lines, common continuations, and win/draw/loss statistics from real games.

Common Continuations
No known continuations.