Tree path 5 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ponziani Opening › Spanish Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Ponziani Opening C44
- Spanish Variation C44 you are here
Ponziani Opening: Spanish Variation
Overview
Ponziani Opening: Spanish Variation 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.
It begins with 7 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. Bb5 to reach the canonical position.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Ponziani Opening, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
It continues primarily into one named line, Harrwitz Attack, Nikitin Gambit.
Use the board to walk through every move, check how the position has scored on Lichess, or take it head-to-head against Stockfish.
- ECO code
- C44
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 7
- Parent
- Ponziani Opening
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
72,956 games · White 44.7% / Draw 4.5% / Black 50.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| dxe4 | 43,949 | |
| Bg4 | 9,737 | |
| f6 | 5,692 | |
| a6 | 3,628 | |
| Qd6 | 2,538 | |
| Bd7 | 2,391 | |
| Ne7 | 1,571 | |
| Bd6 | 1,187 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:39:43
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