ECO C44

Ponziani Opening: Leonhardt Variation

Ponziani Opening: Leonhardt Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO C44. Its defining line here is 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. Qa4 Nf6.

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. Qa4 Nf6

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The diagram shows the position after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. Qa4 Nf6. Play through it move by move in the interactive explorer.

Opening name, ECO code, and main line come from the Lichess open chess openings dataset.

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