Pterodactyl Defense

33 variations · A40 to B27

The idea

Bishop on g7, pressure with c5.

Black puts the bishop on g7 and presses on d4 with c5. The knight on g8 waits, so the long diagonal stays open.

The opening itself

A42 · 5 moves

Pterodactyl Defense

Variations 33

Names and moves from lichess-org/chess-openings (CC0).