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ponz111 wrote:

what is a profile?  

an account. i have read identical profiles of yours on at least two accounts--unless you changed your username which would also account for it.

ponz111

pawnstar. 

How do youi know there were 2 accounts??  I have one account only but often change the photo.

I never change my user name.

x-0460907528

if i stumble across the other one i will get back to you, but i dont remember the name any longer. the profile was identical to your current one. and that is one unique profile you have there. no getting that mixed up with another. 

ponz111

pawnstar  thank you.

Batman2508

weird cause I always crush the ponzaini

little_guinea_pig
Batman2508 wrote:

weird cause I always crush the ponzaini

yeah after 3...d5 my opponents literally always play exd5 and after Qxd5 I usually go on to win

no one's ever played 4.Qa5 against me lol

ponz111

Batman   how many masters and grandmasters have you played?

But I will say this---goody  goody for you ! goody goody for me!  goody goody! tongue.png

 

little---guin

If your opponents do not play  3. c3    d5   4. Qa5  you are playing people who do not have the slightest clue avbout how to Play the Ponziani.

little_guinea_pig

I know...

40 games played against the Ponianzi

most of them are either d4 or exd5

haven't seen 4.Qa5 once

Funny how so many 1800-1900 level players don't have the slightest clue about how to play their opening lol

(I played 3...f5 a few times but the positions after 4.d4! made me stop that.)

ponz111

little   that is unusual. 

After 1. e4  e5  2, Nf3   Nc6  3. c3   f5   4, d4 is good but  4. exf5! is even better. White shouild expect to win vs, 3. c3  f5.   

little_guinea_pig

After 4...d5 I at least have something to play for, though 5.d4 probably sinks me.

d4 pushes in e4 e5 games are in general something that I'm weak against. For example the Albin Gambit, which could be considered a "delayed" Ponianzi to some extent, seems to be hard to play against for me, which is strange, because I often play stuff like the Centre Attack and the Max Lange in the Italian, so I should know my way around d4 pushes by now...

Batman2508

just play d5 against ponzaini easy win

little_guinea_pig

It's not "easy win", you should know better than that lol

only openings that are "easy win" is stuff like Duras and Damiano Defense...

VassilysKnight
ponz111 hat geschrieben:

There is a club Ponziani Analysis--am sure some would like to join and post their own analysis.

 

VassilysKnight

Where can I find that?

ponz111

VassilysKnight   hit Connect   yje4n hit Clubs  then typr in Ponziani Analysis

ponz111

hit Connect  tjhen hit clubs  thjen type in Ponziani Analysis

 

Ziggy_Zugzwang

I've revisited your book and played through the illustrative games. It is a genuine principled opening text and as such is in a minority of the overall books on openings churned out. It reminds me of Tony Kosten's book on the Philidor in this respect.

ponz111

I don't know why but there now ARE a lot of articles on the Ponziani on youtube. almost all favorable to the Ponziani.