Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 Bg7
The Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl is a chess opening line in the Sicilian Defense complex, reached after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 Bg7.
It is catalogued under code B27 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).
The defining move Bg7 is chosen by Black on move 3.
One named continuation branches from this position: the Exchange Variation.
Named variations
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