Tree path 5 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ponziani Opening › Jaenisch Counterattack
- Caissa Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Ponziani Opening C44
- Jaenisch Counterattack C44 you are here
Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch Counterattack
Overview
Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch Counterattack is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C44.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
The line arises from 6 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6.
It is a variation of Ponziani Opening, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It branches into 3 notable variations — Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch Counterattack, Ponziani Opening: Neumann Gambit, Ponziani Opening: Vukovic Gambit.
Together the deeper variations number 5 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- C44
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 6
- Parent
- Ponziani Opening
- Direct variations
- 3
- Total in subtree
- 5
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Statistics from Lichess
3,669,745 games · White 49.0% / Draw 4.3% / Black 46.7%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d4 | 1,835,954 | |
| d3 | 901,018 | |
| Qc2 | 293,997 | |
| Bd3 | 260,628 | |
| Bc4 | 154,115 | |
| Bb5 | 122,042 | |
| Qe2 | 27,683 | |
| Be2 | 20,571 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:26:29
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