Annotated by markpinkston (1611): Ponziani's Opening is not seen very often, although it isn't bad if white doesn't mind letting black equalize easily. Not knowing the theory offhand, I came up with the less common of the two main lines. According to MCO-13 the more common main line would be 3...Nf6. And here we go out of book. The main line is 4. Qa4 and there is a sideline starting with 4. Bb5. The problem with the text…
Annotated by pelvitski (1353): A short game in Thematic Tourney Ponziani opening, not very a popular opening at high levels, because of diminished expectation regarding white's advantage. The battle for the center. If i don't take exd5 then i lose pawn, if i defend it with d3 pawn, then d5xe4 and if take it with d3xe4 Qxd1 Kxd1 i'll be forced to echange queens lose tempos and cannot castle, and the game is pretty much…
