Pterodactyl Defense: Central, Benoni Quetzalcoatlus

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

ECO B06

The Pterodactyl Defense: Central, Benoni Quetzalcoatlus is a chess opening line in the Pterodactyl Defense complex, reached after 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.c4 c5 4.d5 d6 5.Nc3 Qa5.

It is catalogued under code B06 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Qa5 is chosen by Black on move 5.

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