Are You Strong Enough to Play the Ponziani
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If you get one out of three you are strong enough to play the Ponziani.
2 out of 3 you can teach the Ponziani
3 out of 3 You are super grandmaster.
No using chess engines please.
1.Qg6+!! is mate in 2 in the third one.
You have to get all three to be a supergrandmaster-not just one! 
Yes, it is so simple to become a super grand master! So far I do not believe you have solved all three. If anyone thinks they have a solution to all three please message me.
These positions are actually from Ponziani Power vote chess games.
I will give one more position. The requirements to become a super grandmaster now have changed to you have to solve all 4 and if you think you have all 4 please message me.
These are hard positions and if anyone gets 3 out of 4 per messaging me I will give full credit for brilliance.
It looks like no one is strong enough to play the Ponziani at a very high level?
[and that is a palindrone!]
As if the first and the last position had anything to do with the opening used.
mashanator wrote:
So you mean if I simply solve three not very hard tactical puzzles given by some random, probably sub 2200 guy on the internet, I can be a super GM?! Why wasn't I told it was that easy?!
Sub 2200 guy on the internet? Phah... Hah... Hahahahahah! 
Actually the 2nd position has some semblance to a Ponziani line.
All are from recent vote chess games.
I think these are really hard even with chess engine help except the mate in 2
Jun 30, 2013
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#15
1: debatable, but Nf4 is probaly best
2:Bxe7 Qxe7, B4
3: Qg6 hg6 Nh6#
4:Rf8,Qf8,Bf4,Kc8,Rd4
These puzzles had nothing to do with the ponziani, and please post something useful, and something that has to do with that opening (no offense,the puzzles 2 and 4 were fun)
Well I thought that I was a super grandmaster...
#1 sorry but Nf4 is not the best move. After I give the best move and explain why you may see...
#2 Bxe7 is not the best move
#3 yes it is mate in two
#4 someone got the correct answer on this one.
Rf8+ Qxf8 Bf4+ Kc8 Rd4! this last move threatens mate and the only way to stop mate is to give up the queen. The opposing team saw this and resigned.
So this leaves #1 and #2
If you want to complain that the positions do not resemble the Ponziani Opening you can but you could say the same thing about such puzzles for any opening. The fact is these recently came from Vote Chess Ponziani Power playing the Ponziani.
#1 and #2 not solved yet--The team on Ponziani Power solved all 4.
No person has solved #1 and #2. These are all vote chess positions.
In the actual game the solution to #1 was not seen by anyone [except ponz] for several hours. Ponz later gave the solution and the best move was then voted for.
For position #2 several probably looked at the best move almost immediately and the solution was proposed almost immediately.
The Ponziani Opening will often give you good positions.
However when you get a good position you need to be strong enough to find the best moves.
To start I will give 3 positions from recent games.