Chess Opening: Ponziani Countergambit

Name: Chess Opening: Ponziani Countergambit
Uploaded: 2020-09-22T20:08:02+00:00
Description: The Ponziani Countergambit is an aggressive approach to attack the center of the board by playing 1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 f5. If you would like to watch the original video on on the Ponziani Opening you can check that out on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_caorxTE2w

September 22, 2020 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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The Ponziani Countergambit is an aggressive approach to attack the center of the board by playing 1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 f5.

If you would like to watch the original video on on the Ponziani Opening you can check that out on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_caorxTE2w

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