Pterodactyl Defense: Central, Bogolubovia
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 c5 5. Nge2 Qa5
The Pterodactyl Defense: Central, Bogolubovia is a chess opening classified as ECO A42, reached after 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 c5 5. Nge2 Qa5. It is a line of the Pterodactyl Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 1 times by this move order. White won 100%, 0% were drawn and Black won 0%. The most popular continuation is 6. Be3 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.87 (Stockfish, depth 30; best line 6. d5 b5 7. cxb5 a6 8. Ng3 h5)
- ECO
- A42
- Moves
- 10 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 c5 5. Nge2 Qa5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 1 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6. Be3 | 1 (100%) |
Master games
2 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 0%, draw 50%, Black 50%). The strongest:
- GM Jose Fernando Cuenca Jimenez (2509) – FM Alejandro Domingo Nunez (2372) 1/2-1/2 · ch-ESP Rapid 2025 · 2026-08-16
- CM Nashlen Govindasamy (2081) – FM Aaravamudhan Balaji (2316) 0-1 · IV Mindsports Int Open · 2024-07-20
Search all games of the Pterodactyl Defense: Central, Bogolubovia and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Konradius (2492) – Black-Mamba93 (2497) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense 1. d4 g6
More Pterodactyl Defense lines (all)
- Pterodactyl Defense: Central, Benoni Beefeater Pterodactyl A40
- Pterodactyl Defense: Central, Benoni Pterodactyl A40
- Pterodactyl Defense: Fianchetto, Queen Benoni Pterodactyl A40
- Pterodactyl Defense: Fianchetto, Queen Pteranodon A40
- Pterodactyl Defense: Fianchetto, Queen Pterodactyl A40
- Pterodactyl Defense: Queen Pterodactyl, Quiet Line A40
- Pterodactyl Defense A42
- Pterodactyl Defense: Austrian, Austriadactylus Western B06
- Pterodactyl Defense: Austrian, Grand Prix Pterodactyl B06
- Pterodactyl Defense: Austrian, Pteranodon B06
- Pterodactyl Defense: Central, Anhanguera B06
- Pterodactyl Defense: Central, Benoni Quetzalcoatlus B06
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.