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Bishop's Opening: Ponziani Gambit

ECO C24 · 2,530 games · Black to move

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1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4
55% White4% Draw41% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
exd41,40655.6%
Nxe454721.6%
Nc62108.3%
d61295.1%
d51224.8%
Bd6411.6%
c6220.9%

A further 53 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4King's Pawn Game 1... e5Bishop's Opening 2. Bc4Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense 2... Nf6Bishop's Opening: Ponziani Gambit 3. d4

Other lines in this family

Urusov GambitC43… 3... exd4 4. Nf31,175Urusov Gambit, Keidansky GambitC43… 3... exd4 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qxd4188Berlin DefenseC24…22,037Vienna HybridC24… 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nc35,995Paulsen DefenseC24… 3. d3 c61,388Berlin Defense, Greco GambitC24… 3. f4167Bishop's OpeningC23…69,259Boi VariationC23… 2... Bc58,213Philidor CounterattackC23… 2... c61,986Calabrese CountergambitC23… 2... f5878

All 19 lines in the family

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.