Blunderbase

Ponziani Opening

The Ponziani Opening starts 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3. The opening book names 12 variations of it, under ECO C44.

The main line, move by move

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All 12 Ponziani Opening variations

  • C44Caro Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. Qa4 Bd7
  • C44Jaenisch Counterattack1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 (also reached by 3 other move orders)
  • C44Leonhardt Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. Qa4 Nf6
  • C44Neumann Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bc4
  • C44Ponziani Countergambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 f5
  • C44Ponziani Countergambit, Schmidt Attack1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 f5 4. d4 d6 5. d5
  • C44Romanishin Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Be7
  • C44Réti Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nge7
  • C44Spanish Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. Bb5
  • C44Spanish Variation, Harrwitz Attack, Nikitin Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. Bb5 dxe4 5. Nxe5 Qd5 6. Qa4
  • C44Steinitz Variation1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. Qa4 f6
  • C44Vukovic Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. d4 Nxe4 5. d5 Bc5

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