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Ponziani Opening: Neumann Gambit

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.c3Nf64.Bc4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ponziani Opening: Neumann Gambit1.1M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
Italian Game: Classical Variation36%405k47%
21%243k58%
15%169k52%
11%121k48%
8.1%93k47%
6.4%73k46%
1.2%14k43%
0.8%8.9k47%
0.4%4.6k43%
0.4%4.5k45%
Famous games in this line6 master games
Radjabov, Teimour (2756) – Anand, Viswanathan (2783)2009½–½Xiong, Jeffery (2686) – Vidit, S. (2727)20220–1Kosteniuk, A. (2516) – Robson, R. (2676)20220–1Mergard, Hans-Peter (2204) – Popescu, Ion Rusavat (2267)20160–1Eastlake, Phil (2209) – Knittel, Martin (2250)2018½–½Cretu, Sorin (2319) – Uifelean, Andrei (2119)2022½–½
Heroes of this opening Vidit, S. · Robson, R. · Popescu, Ion Rusavat
Family
Ponziani Opening
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C44
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bc4
Gambit
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