Ponziani Opening — opening family
16 catalogued lines · ECO C44–C44
The shortest catalogued line of the family runs 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 — the position below. The continuation chips count how many catalogued lines extend this head with each next move; explore the full tree below and play any branch against the engine.
Variations tree of the Ponziani Opening family
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Main continuations
All 16 lines
| Name | ECO | Main line length |
|---|---|---|
| Ponziani Opening | C44 | 5 plies |
| Ponziani Opening: Ponziani Countergambit | C44 | 6 plies |
| Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch Counterattack | C44 | 6 plies |
| Ponziani Opening: Romanishin Variation | C44 | 6 plies |
| Ponziani Opening: Réti Variation | C44 | 6 plies |
| Ponziani Opening: Spanish Variation | C44 | 7 plies |
| Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch Counterattack | C44 | 7 plies |
| Ponziani Opening: Neumann Gambit | C44 | 7 plies |
| Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch Counterattack | C44 | 8 plies |
| Ponziani Opening: Steinitz Variation | C44 | 8 plies |
| Ponziani Opening: Leonhardt Variation | C44 | 8 plies |
| Ponziani Opening: Caro Gambit | C44 | 8 plies |
| Ponziani Opening: Ponziani Countergambit, Schmidt Attack | C44 | 9 plies |
| Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch Counterattack | C44 | 9 plies |
| Ponziani Opening: Vukovic Gambit | C44 | 10 plies |
| Ponziani Opening: Spanish Variation, Harrwitz Attack, Nikitin Gambit | C44 | 11 plies |