C24: Bishop's opening, Ponziani gambit

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4

Bishop's opening, Ponziani gambit

C24 Sub-variants:

Bishop's opening, Berlin defence
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6

Bishop's opening, Greco gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. f4

Bishop's opening, Ponziani gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4

Bishop's opening, Urusov gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nf3

Bishop's opening, Urusov gambit, Panov variation
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nf3 d5 5. exd5 Bb4+ 6. c3 Qe7+

Overview

Games on Database:

1128

Last Played:

Jan 2026

Overall score:

46.1%

22.5%

31.4%

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Played frequently by:

White
Dieter Villing	12 games
Robert Schuermans	9 games
Alexandra Kosteniuk	9 games

Black
Frank James Marshall	7 games
Howard Staunton	5 games
Rudy Van Kemenade	4 games

Possible continuations:

3... exd4

766

40.1 %

24.3 %

35.6 %

3... Nc6

139

55.4 %

18 %

26.6 %

3... Nxe4

127

55.9 %

25.2 %

18.9 %

3... d6

81.3 %

3... Qe7

18.8 %

31.3 %

50 %

3... Bd6

73.3 %

20 %

3... c6

69.2 %

30.8 %

3... d5

75 %

25 %

3... Bb4+

80 %

20 %