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Ponziani Opening: Réti Variation

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.c3Nge7
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Ponziani Opening: Réti Variation21k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
69%14k51%
11%2.2k54%
6%1.2k47%
4.6%94750%
3.4%68852%
1.6%33654%
1.3%25748%
1.2%23949%
0.6%12052%
0.6%11756%
Famous games in this line8 master games
Schroll, Gerhard (2430) – Aleksandrov, Aleksej (2636)20090–1Krnic, Zdenko (2430) – Ciocaltea, Victor (2450)1981½–½Zdebskaja, Natalia (2419) – Shen, Yang (2450)20080–1Alexikov, Alexander (2427) – Kurbedinov, Ramis (2395)20071–0Wang Yu A (2328) – Shen Yang (2468)20181–0Simonian, Hrair (2346) – Varavin, Viktor (2438)20061–0Feller, Joseph (2230) – Schischke, Reinhard (2360)19930–1Todic, Zoran (2228) – Djosic, Slavoljub (2242)20111–0
Heroes of this opening Aleksandrov, Aleksej · Shen, Yang · Alexikov, Alexander · Wang Yu A
Family
Ponziani Opening
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C44
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nge7
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