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C44

Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch Counterattack

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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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Variations (3)

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