Openings/Ponziani Opening
Ponziani Opening: Spanish Variation, Harrwitz Attack, Nikitin Gambit C44
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. Bb5 dxe4 5. Nxe5 Qd5 6. Qa4
16 tournament games from this position · White wins 25%, draws 25%, Black wins 50%
Moves
16 games| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ne7 | 16 | 25% 25% 50% | 2096 | 2025 |
Top games
| Lu Shanglei2599–Topalov, V2816 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2015 | 2015 |
| Lu Shanglei2595–Ni Hua2703 | 0-1 | 6th Hainan Danzhou GM | 2015 |
| Ponnet, H2318–Philipsen, Mathias2309 | 0-1 | TCh-BEL 2025-26 | 2025 |
| Srijit, Paul2354–Saurabh, Anand2073 | ½-½ | 2nd IIFL Wealth Mumbai Op | 2016 |
| Dragojlovic, A2312–Durak, Can1985 | 1-0 | Third Sat 143 Mix 2020 | 2020 |
| Gasparian, Haik1985–Shurakov, D2257 | ½-½ | 16th Voronezh Master Open | 2012 |
| Poulin, M1989–Tang, Edward2161 | 1-0 | 51st Canadian Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Baldvinsson, Loftur1945–Hardarson, Jon Trausti2170 | 0-1 | Reykjavik Open 2015 | 2015 |
| Azimov, Ilyas2229–Makshanov, Matvey1753 | 1-0 | Chigorin Memorial 2019 | 2019 |
| Azinovic, Igor1814–Acimovic, Sergej2114 | 0-1 | 26th HIT Open 2022 | 2022 |
Ponziani Opening variations
Ponziani OpeningC44Ponziani CountergambitC44Jaenisch CounterattackC44Romanishin VariationC44Réti VariationC44Jaenisch CounterattackC44Spanish VariationC44Neumann GambitC44Jaenisch CounterattackC44Steinitz VariationC44Caro GambitC44Leonhardt VariationC44Ponziani Countergambit, Schmidt AttackC44Jaenisch CounterattackC44Vukovic GambitC44