Openings/Modern Defense
Modern Defense: Pterodactyl Variation B27
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Nc3 Qa5
78 tournament games from this position · White wins 33%, draws 22%, Black wins 45%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be3 | 33 | 39% 18% 42% | 2095 | 2025 |
| Be2 | 17 | 24% 35% 41% | 2122 | 2026 |
| d5 | 10 | 20% 20% 60% | 2220 | 2023 |
| dxc5 | 6 | 33% 17% 50% | 2241 | 2023 |
| Bd2 | 5 | 40% 20% 40% | 2139 | 2025 |
| Bc4 | 2 | 100% | 2175 | 2016 |
| Qd3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2064 | 2022 |
| g3 | 1 | 100% | 1799 | 2014 |
| Qd2 | 1 | 100% | 2083 | 2018 |
| a3 | 1 | 100% | 2116 | 2022 |
Top games
| Rasulov, Vu2506–Iskandarov, M2396 | 1-0 | 2nd Cesme Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Quizon, Daniel2397–Taher, Yoseph Theolifus2452 | 1-0 | AQ Prime ch-ASEAN 2023 | 2023 |
| Sindarov, Javokhir2609–Storey, Ch2220 | 1-0 | 27th Sharjah Int Blitz | 2022 |
| Tregubov, V2371–Kuzmicz, K2451 | 0-1 | ch-European Rapid 2013 | 2013 |
| Jaracz, B2246–Kuzmicz, K2469 | 0-1 | European Rapid 2014 | 2014 |
| Tekeyev, Z2386–Boiarintsev, Vitaly2327 | 1-0 | TCh-RUS HL 2019 | 2019 |
| Uzcategui Rodriguez, Alejandro2256–Lianes Garcia, Marcos2391 | 0-1 | ch-ESP Rapid 2023 | 2023 |
| Calzetta Ruiz, M2302–Lianes Garcia, Marcos2340 | 0-1 | ch-ESP Rapid 2018 | 2018 |
| Perpinya Rofes, L2243–Lianes Garcia, Marcos2391 | 0-1 | ch-ESP Rapid 2023 | 2023 |
| Hokkanen, P2305–Hentunen, A2322 | 0-1 | TCh-FIN SM 2012-13 | 2012 |
Modern Defense variations
Modern DefenseB06Fianchetto GambitB06Modern DefenseB06Norwegian DefenseB06Lizard Defense, Pirc-Diemer GambitA40Three Pawns AttackB06Bishop AttackB06Standard LineB06Westermann GambitB06Wind GambitB06Neo-Modern DefenseA41Modern DefenseA41Bishop Attack, Bücker GambitB06Lizard Defense, Mittenberger GambitB06Modern PterodactylB06Mongredien Defense, with Nc3B06Mongredien Defense, with Nf3B06Standard DefenseB06Averbakh SystemA42Pseudo-Austrian AttackB06Geller's SystemB07Two Knights VariationB06Randspringer VariationA42Semi-Averbakh Variation, Polish VariationA04