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Ponziani Opening: Ponziani Countergambit

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.c3f5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Ponziani Opening: Ponziani Countergambit203k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
48%98k45%
22%45k49%
18%37k47%
3.2%6.4k40%
2.7%5.4k45%
1.9%3.9k43%
1.8%3.7k41%
0.6%1.2k42%
0.4%87342%
0.2%36737%
Famous games in this line57 master games
Nakamura, Hikaru (2658) – Becerra Rivero, Julio (2544)20070–1Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (2620) – Pachman, Ludek (2520)19761–0Borgo, Giulio (2401) – Sokolov, Ivan (2657)20110–1Starostits, Ilmars (2497) – Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag (2504)20080–1Krasnov, Yury (2368) – Novikov, Maxim (2533)20060–1Schneider, Lars Ake (2430) – Westerinen, Heikki MJ (2450)19781–0Simonian, Hrair (2384) – Kislinsky, Alexey (2472)20070–1Maiwald, Jens Uwe (2455) – Hess, Ralf (2400)19961–0
Heroes of this opening Becerra Rivero, Julio · Ljubojevic, Ljubomir · Sokolov, Ivan · Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag
Family
Ponziani Opening
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C44
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 f5
Gambit
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