Openings/Ponziani Opening
Ponziani Opening: Caro Gambit C44
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. Qa4 Bd7
71 tournament games from this position · White wins 37%, draws 18%, Black wins 45%
Moves
71 games| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| exd5 | 69 | 38% 19% 43% | 2140 | 2025 |
| d3 | 2 | 100% | 2409 | 2019 |
Top games
| Morozevich, A2659–Karpov, Ana2617 | ½-½ | 18th Moscow Stars Prelim | 2022 |
| Saptarshi, R2418–Narayanan, Sl2541 | ½-½ | 15th Delhi Open 2017 | 2017 |
| Exposito Amaro, J2334–Gozzoli, Y2565 | 0-1 | TCh-CAT Gp1 2018 | 2018 |
| Linker, M2246–Dubov, Daniil2648 | 0-1 | TCh-RUS Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Hector, J2430–Pantzar, Milton2450 | 0-1 | ch-SWE 2025 | 2025 |
| Fatkhutdinov, G2354–Iljushin, A2517 | ½-½ | 2nd Polugaevsky Mem | 2012 |
| Zelic, Ml2294–Brkic, A2577 | 0-1 | 6th Split Open 2016 | 2016 |
| Gao Rui2484–Nezad, H2366 | 1-0 | 13th Asian Continental 2014 | 2014 |
| Jones, Steven A2184–Maroroa Jones, Gawain C B2653 | 0-1 | English Open 2025 | 2025 |
| Bosch, Je2385–Van der Werf, M2419 | 0-1 | TCh-NED Meesterklasse 2013-14 | 2013 |
Ponziani Opening variations
Ponziani OpeningC44Ponziani CountergambitC44Jaenisch CounterattackC44Romanishin VariationC44Réti VariationC44Jaenisch CounterattackC44Spanish VariationC44Neumann GambitC44Jaenisch CounterattackC44Steinitz VariationC44Leonhardt VariationC44Ponziani Countergambit, Schmidt AttackC44Jaenisch CounterattackC44Vukovic GambitC44Spanish Variation, Harrwitz Attack, Nikitin GambitC44