Ponziani Opening

I update, so probably if it's dree.

Statistics for SoliDeo On for: 31 Idle: 0
SoliDeo is currently involved in a match against Winquitter.

rating [need] win loss draw total best
Bullet 2325 8 2 2 12
5-minute 2130 6 3 0 9
1-minute 2265 134 96 8 238 2303 (13-Jan-2014)
3-minute 2149 10 6 2 18
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[Event "ICC 3 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2014.01.14"]
[Round "-"]
[White "BrianWall"]
[Black "SoliDeo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White resigns"]
[WhiteElo "1971"]
[BlackElo "2149"]
[Opening "Ponziani: Fraser defense"]
[ECO "C44"]
[NIC "KP.05"]
[Time "00:33:52"]
[TimeControl "180+0"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. d4 Nxe4 5. d5 Bc5 6. dxc6 Nxf2 7. Qd5 Bb6
8. Qxe5+ Kf8 9. Rg1 dxc6 10. Be3 Ng4 11. Bc5+ Kg8 12. Qd4 Qe8+ 13. Be2 Bf5
14. Bxb6 axb6 15. Nbd2 Rd8 16. Qf4 Bd3 17. Kd1 Nf2+ 18. Kc1 Bxe2 19. Ne1 Qd7
20. b3 h6 21. Nef3 Nd3+ {White resigns} 0-1
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George Brunton Fraser defense to the Ponziani

SoliDeo vs Brian Wall

click and move no notes

https://denverchess.com/Games/ViewPGN?id=5217
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George Brunton Fraser defense to the Ponziani

SoliDeo vs Brian Wall

click and move with embedded notes

https://denverchess.com/Games/ViewPGN?id=5222

White can play 17 O-O-O!!  and also  8 Rg1!! is better

Brian I do not unerstand the 8. Rg1!! idea at all.

I have a game where my opponent played Nxf2 and got a lost position but on 7.Qd5 he played 7...Qe7! and there I am convinced White can get no more than a small edge and this may be a fine way for Black to play. He blundered several times afterwards though.

A recent game:

Swan Song For The Ponziani?

VC World vs Ponziani Power

Thx ponz!

Recent game

VerdeNotte  vs F Cariaman

oh sorry, Black in the above game was F Caruana 

Fabiano Caruana is, of course, a very strong player. If he is in some trouble after his 6th move as Black and is in very deep trouble soon after his 6th move [as Black] it is a good indication that the Ponziani can be played at very high levels.

And for any player rated 2300 or less--it can be a very good opening [if he learns some of the theory].

The current World Champion once played the Ponziani [and won of course]

For 99% of the players--why play the Ruy Lopez which requires ten times as much learning of opening theory as to learn the Ponziani?

If Caruana cannot defend against the Ponziani--your likely opponents may also have a hard time defending against the Ponziani!?

Here is a vote chess game ended a few months back. Easy to find the best moves in vote chess when you have 3 days for one move plus a whole team working together...

The Chess Mine was White...

Opening Ponziani  Frasier Variation  [this is the most complicated of all

Ponziani variations...]

Impossible to play like that OTB! Nevertheless a gem!

Well, it helped that I was well versed on that opening variation. \

But you are correct, it is much easier to come up with a master piece in vote chess than it is over-the-board...

Fascinating game, with a knockout blow (and imminent resignation) in less than 35 moves.  Black apparently made a number of technical errors, but they were so subtle the vote chess people (apparently) couldn't find them.

Great Game, PONZ.  Now if only those boneheads in the "Chess is a Draw with Best Play" thread would sit up and listen to you.  Hope Springs Eternal.  

Beautiful one. I think that line is too risky to play otb, but fine in mail chess.

What if, after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 Nf6 4.d4 Nxe4 5.d5 Bc5 6.dxc6 Bxf2+ 7.Ke2, black plays bxc6 instead of Bb6? What is white best continuation?