i tried to study the line on chess.com and there appears to be no game in the data base that supports the sac ...7.Bxf7....i actually think its a good move.
Ponziani opening..why do they keep going into the hole?
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No line supports it because it's not a good move. Any decent player with the black pieces would win. Sacrifices with so few pieces out are rarely good.
so far, i have toppled a few serious players even with 9.Ke8.....perhaps i have just been lucky!
I like how the Ponziani opening is named after a scam.
People [most people] do not play that line as White as with best play it loses.
Black has to defend well but why play a line which theoretically loses?
intuition......ala open mind play.....practical play.
It is fun to think the Ponziani was named after a scam but in reality it is the other way around. People play against the Ponziani for the first time and lose and it seems to them that they were scammed.
It's not that much of a strong opening. Not bad, but certainly not better than other reasonable openings. And losses in the opening are due to poor move choices as in the text game, not to an opening's overwhelmingness, so don't justify it with the Ponziani.
Eloquently eulogized Estragon.
I learnt about Ponziani opening online. i am an average player who is quite enthusiastic. i find surprising that i could finish a game in 10 moves..just because my opponents take the wrong turns.
1.e4 e5, 2.Nf3 Nc6, 3.c3...heralding the ponziani..Nf6,4.d4 exd,5.e5 Nd5,6.Bc4 Nb6,7.Bxf7 8.Kxf7,9.Ng5+ then the king enters the hole!..Kg8 10.Qb3+ and a mate is made! why is this an attractive choice(Kg8)? want answers.