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Pterodactyl opening

Pterodactyl opening

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Basically it's an opening against e4 or d4 (but if you play it against d4 you have to know some other lines, too) than consists of these moves: g6, Bg7, c5, Qa5(+).
It can be tricky, for example: 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5 4.Nf3 Qa5 and now if white automaticaly plays 5.Bc4 black plays 5. ... cxd4 6.Nxd4 Qc5! and black wins.
So I wanted to know if anybody plays this and if you have some interesting games with it?

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Originally posted by Mislav
Basically it's an opening against e4 or d4 (but if you play it against d4 you have to know some other lines, too) than consists of these moves: g6, Bg7, c5, Qa5(+).
It can be tricky, for example: 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5 4.Nf3 Qa5 and no ...[text shortened]... anybody plays this and if you have some interesting games with it?
Why does black win??
Whats wrong with 7. Bbd5?
It sure seems playable to me. But I'm a novice..

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It's prehistoric.

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Originally posted by Bowmann
It's prehistoric.
Groan.

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Originally posted by chasparos
Why does black win??
Whats wrong with 7. Bbd5?
It sure seems playable to me. But I'm a novice..

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I wonder if I was drunk when i wrote that reply. I meant to write:
7. Ndb5
Thats the move I would have played. But I'm sure there is something wrong with it....

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Originally posted by chasparos
I wonder if I was drunk when i wrote that reply. I meant to write:
7. Ndb5
Thats the move I would have played. But I'm sure there is something wrong with it....
7...Qxc4! seems good enough.
EDIT: That's the other knight, so 7...Bxc3+ and then 8...Qxc4!

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Originally posted by chasparos
I wonder if I was drunk when i wrote that reply. I meant to write:
7. Ndb5
Thats the move I would have played. But I'm sure there is something wrong with it....
7. Ndb5 Qxc4 and the Black Queen is protecting c7 from the Knight fork.

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Originally posted by ilywrin
7...Qxc4! seems good enough.
EDIT: That's the other knight, so 7...Bxc3+ and then 8...Qxc4!
LOL. I moved the "wrong" white bishop....
Played 5. Bf4
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Sorry about that. I found it difficult to move Qxc4 to an empty square.
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