Tree path 6 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ponziani Opening › Jaenisch Counterattack › Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch Counterattack
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Ponziani Opening C44
- Jaenisch Counterattack C44
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Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch Counterattack
Overview
Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch Counterattack is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C44.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. d3, after 7 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch Counterattack, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
It continues primarily into one named line, Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch Counterattack.
In total, the branch covers 2 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- C44
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 7
- Direct variations
- 1
- Total in subtree
- 2
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Statistics from Lichess
1,241,922 games · White 46.6% / Draw 4.7% / Black 48.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bc5 | 430,882 | |
| d5 | 330,862 | |
| Be7 | 156,656 | |
| d6 | 151,333 | |
| h6 | 125,543 | |
| g6 | 13,905 | |
| a6 | 13,526 | |
| Bd6 | 7,712 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:39:36
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