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Ponziani Opening

ECO C44 · 13,301 games · Black to move

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3
51% White5% Draw44% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Nf65,43540.9%Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch Counterattack C44
Bc53,24924.4%
d51,62412.2%
d61,50311.3%
f54573.4%Ponziani Opening: Ponziani Countergambit C44
h62832.1%
Be71751.3%Ponziani Opening: Romanishin Variation C44
a61461.1%
g61030.8%
Qf6520.4%
Nge7370.3%
b6360.3%

A further 201 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4King's Pawn Game 1... e5King's Knight Opening 2. Nf3King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation 2... Nc6Ponziani Opening 3. c3

Other lines in this family

Jaenisch CounterattackC44… 3... Nf65,594Neumann GambitC44… 3... Nf6 4. Bc41,567Jaenisch CounterattackC44… 3... Nf6 4. d31,509Ponziani CountergambitC44… 3... f5433Jaenisch CounterattackC44… 3... Nf6 4. d3 d5372Romanishin VariationC44… 3... Be7175Spanish VariationC44… 3... d5 4. Bb5144Caro GambitC44… 3... d5 4. Qa4 Bd794Steinitz VariationC44… 3... d5 4. Qa4 f688

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