Ponziani Opening
ECO: C44Open Games1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3
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About the Ponziani Opening
The Ponziani Opening is catalogued under ECO code C44, in the Open Games section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3, with White playing the move that gives the line its name.
The Ponziani Opening has 16 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.
Where the line goes next
- Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch CounterattackC44 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 Nf6
- Ponziani Opening: Ponziani CountergambitC44 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 f5
- Ponziani Opening: Réti VariationC44 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 Nge7
- Ponziani Opening: Romanishin VariationC44 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 Be7
- Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch CounterattackC44 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 Nf6 4.d3
- Ponziani Opening: Neumann GambitC44 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 Nf6 4.Bc4
- Ponziani Opening: Spanish VariationC44 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 d5 4.Bb5
Other lines of the Ponziani Opening
- Ponziani Opening: Caro GambitC44 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 d5 4.Qa4 Bd7
- Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch CounterattackC44 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 Nf6 4.d3 d5
- Ponziani Opening: Leonhardt VariationC44 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 d5 4.Qa4 Nf6
- Ponziani Opening: Steinitz VariationC44 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 d5 4.Qa4 f6
- Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch CounterattackC44 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 Nf6 4.d3 d5 5.Nbd2
- Ponziani Opening: Ponziani Countergambit, Schmidt AttackC44 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 f5 4.d4 d6 5.d5
- Ponziani Opening: Vukovic GambitC44 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 Nf6 4.d4 Nxe4 5.d5 Bc5
- Ponziani Opening: Spanish Variation, Harrwitz Attack, Nikitin GambitC44 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 d5 4.Bb5 dxe4 5.Nxe5 Qd5 6.Qa4