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Ponziani Opening: Leonhardt Variation

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.c3d54.Qa4Nf6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ponziani Opening: Leonhardt Variation13k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
80%11k50%
13%1.7k39%
4.7%61943%
1.2%16345%
1.2%15642%
0.1%1155%
0.1%850%
0.1%743%
0%2100%
0%250%
Famous games in this line23 master games
Nakamura, Hikaru (2775) – Svidler, Peter (2769)2013½–½Nepomniachtchi, I. (2774) – Grischuk, A. (2759)20190–1Savchenko, Boris (2589) – Jakovenko, Dmitrij (2720)20080–1Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan (2603) – Harikrishna, Penteala (2672)2009½–½Hamitevici, V. (2508) – Kosteniuk, A. (2555)20180–1Kharlov, Andrei (2604) – Gabrielian, Artur (2456)20041–0Quesada Perez, Ya (2486) – Hevia, A. (2525)20141–0Zdebskaja, Natalia (2313) – Korneev, Oleg (2645)20080–1
Heroes of this opening Grischuk, A. · Jakovenko, Dmitrij · Kosteniuk, A. · Kharlov, Andrei
Family
Ponziani Opening
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C44
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. Qa4 Nf6
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