What is the moves you play?
The moves I play in the Pterodactyl can’t transpose into the Benoni.
How does yours transpose?
Pterodactyl going into Benoni
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Compadre_J wrote:
What is the moves you play?
The moves I play in the Pterodactyl can’t transpose into the Benoni.
How does yours transpose?
That's interesting. I 'm curious about how you play against d5 (after c5) The most common way for me to transpose is via the moves: 1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5.
After this, the most natural way to progress feels like playing d6, Nf6, 0-0, and then e6 to exchange the e5 pawn and open up the light squared bishop.
A lot of times white will play 5. c4. When i've played e6 and later exd5, white will usually respond with exd5. Than you get a typical benoni structure right?
Benoni without c4 is good for white: he can play Nc3 and Nf3-d2-c4.
If my opponent plays 1.e4, I play c5 going into Sicilian Najdorf or Dragon (If I want to have fun)
If my opponent plays 1.d4, I play Nf6 going into Gruenfeld or KID(If I want to have fun)
If my opponent plays 1.c4, I play g6 which is usually how I reach the Pterodactyl Opening.
1.c4 g6
2. d4 Bg7
3. Nc3 c5 —-> If white plays Nf3, I can play Nf6 and transpose into Gruenfeld or KID
4. d5 Bxc3
5. bxc3
If Black plays 5…f5, The line is called Beefeater variation
If Black plays 5…Qa5, The line is called Pterodactyl Defense
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Over the years, I have heard the line have many different names.
They use to call it Sniper Opening or Dzindzi Indian.
It seems in todays Modern world opening explorers call it the Pterodactyl
In a few years, the name might change again.
Who really knows?
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Anyway, you can see how the line I am showing you can’t transpose into Benoni.
I also think the line your talking about is more of a Sicilian line vs. Benoni line.
The Benoni with out c4 is very lame which is similar to what post #4 said.
I think most Benoni players try to avoid going into the Benoni when White hasn’t committed the c4 pawn. The Benoni tries to have Queen side pressure.
Hi all,
I'm currently enjoying playing the modern: pterodactyl against a lot of white's set ups (g6, Bg7, c5). Often white's strongest option is to react to c5 with d5, going into a benoni type of position (when they have a common set up such as: d4, e4, Nf3).
I'm wondering if there are any up- or downsides for the black pieces, compared to playing a standard Benoni. Any comments on this? I don't have much experience in playing the Benoni but i like the dynamic positions that seem to arise from it.