Tree path 4 levels King's Pawn Game › Bishop's Opening › Berlin Defense › Bishop's Opening: Ponziani Gambit
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- Bishop's Opening C23
- Berlin Defense C24
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Bishop's Opening: Ponziani Gambit
Overview
Bishop's Opening: Ponziani Gambit is a gambit, classified under ECO code C24 within the Open Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It is reached after 5 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4.
It is a variation of Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It branches into 2 notable variations — Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit, Bishop's Opening: Warsaw Gambit.
In total, the branch covers 4 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- C24
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 5
- Direct variations
- 2
- Total in subtree
- 4
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Statistics from Lichess
1,756,293 games · White 55.3% / Draw 3.9% / Black 40.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| exd4 | 974,855 | |
| Nxe4 | 378,920 | |
| Nc6 | 138,641 | |
| d6 | 111,693 | |
| d5 | 82,880 | |
| Bd6 | 24,555 | |
| Bb4+ | 10,794 | |
| c6 | 10,672 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:10:48
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