Ponziani Opening
MICOS Opening Group C13.PO – Ponziani Opening begins with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3. White prepares to build a strong centre with d4 while supporting greater central control and keeping several development options available. The opening has a remarkably long history, with its ideas appearing in chess literature as early as the late 15th century.
The opening is named after the Italian chess theoretician Domenico Lorenzo Ponziani, who analysed it during the 18th century. It was later advocated by Howard Staunton and was for a period known as Staunton’s Opening or the English Knight’s Game. Use the searchable table below to find openings by opening name, chess notation or MICOS code and train individual openings interactively with MICOS CAP.
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| Opening Name | Chess Notation | MICOS Code | MICOS CAP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ponziani Opening | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 | C13.001.PO | |
| Romanishin Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 Be7 | C13.002.PO | Explore ▶ |
| Spanish Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 d5 4.Bb5 | C13.003.PO | Explore ▶ |
| Spanish Attack: Harrwitz Attack - Nikitin Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 d5 4.Bb5 dxe4 5.Nxe5 Qd5 6.Qa4 | C13.004.PO | Explore ▶ |
| Caro-Kann Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 d5 4.Qa4 Bd7 | C13.005.PO | Explore ▶ |
| Steinitz Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 d5 4.Qa4 f6 | C13.006.PO | Explore ▶ |
| Leonhardt Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 d5 4.Qa4 Nf6 | C13.007.PO | Explore ▶ |
| Counter-Gambit: 3…f5 | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 f5 | C13.008.PO | Explore ▶ |
| Counter-Gambit: Schmidt Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 f5 4.d4 d6 5.d5 | C13.009.PO | Explore ▶ |
| Counter-Gambit: Cordel Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 f5 4.d4 d6 5.d5 fxe4 6.Ng5 Nb8 7.Nxe4 Nf6 8.Bd3 Be7 | C13.010.PO | Explore ▶ |
| Jaenisch Counter-Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 Nf6 | C13.011.PO | Explore ▶ |
| Neumann Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 Nf6 4.Bc4 | C13.012.PO | Explore ▶ |
| Breyer Opening | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.b4 | C13.013.PO | Explore ▶ |
| Jaenisch Counter-Attack: 4…d5 | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 Nf6 4.d3 d5 | C13.014.PO | Explore ▶ |
| Jaenisch Counter-Attack: 5.Nbd2 | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 Nf6 4.d3 d5 5.Nbd2 | C13.015.PO | Explore ▶ |
| Vukovic Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 Nf6 4.d4 Nxe4 5.d5 Bc5 | C13.016.PO | Explore ▶ |
| Reti Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 Nge7 | C13.017.PO | Explore ▶ |
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