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Pterodactyl Defense — opening family

33 catalogued lines · ECO A40–B27

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The shortest catalogued line of the family runs 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. e3 — the position below. The continuation chips count how many catalogued lines extend this head with each next move; any branch can be explored on the interactive tree and played against the engine from there.

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