Ponziani Opening: Instructive Winning Strategy

22.02.2023

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In this video, I play an instructive chess game in the Ponziani Opening. Rather than relying on my usual dubious aggressive gambit style, I displayed a more controlled solid and positional approach. I managed to snag a pawn early on in the opening resulting from a tricky line. I then proceeded to show how to transform the single pawn advantage into an easily winning position…
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40 Comments

  1. "even though thats what maybe boby fischer would do" 😂

  2. What is the name of the chess platform being used? Or what app is it?

  3. 3:35 Why didn’t he take Black Knight with his Queen, was that a mistake?

  4. Dumb. Free bishop by rook. Plus a threat to eat queen.

  7. has anyone noticed, he lost only 1 pawn

  8. Why not take with the pawn on move 22?

  10. Wasn't the world supposed to end in 2012? lol

  12. Pls stop drinking in ur video. The sound is so annoy

  13. Why he didn't take the knight at 3:40 with the queen?

  14. I really like your videos and happened across your 80/20 tactical videos when I purchased a Club players bundle from Ichess. Studying along with you on the London system !!! I am looking forward to your other video lessons in the Club players bundle. Also, can you do a video on chess engines and how to properly utilize them. It would really help me. thanks in advance

  15. I'm pretty confident winning with a single pawn advantage apparently I went and put myself against the computer and I got the dub

  16. The only thing common between me and IM Eric Rosen is that we both sleep when we are not awake

  19. WOW u went to a african country????? interesting

  20. Hi Twitch! Second time seing this game, Very goood

  22. Hikaru is entertaining but you are where the real education is at.
    GothamChess is educational but you are where the real entertainment is at.

    You’re like the cool high-school teacher. And I’m sorry if you find that insulting but I think it’s one of the most important personalities to the development and continuation of our species.

    Keep being awesome.

  23. 0:10:00 – I was rather happy to discover that trapping possibility the first time on my own, following opponent bishop taking one of the outermost pawns … there are many cleverer things to find out for yourself, still a modest confidence booster

    Knights trapped similarly – oh no my rook moment …

  24. Apologies to those who are colorblind

  25. You open a bottle of Ponziani vine, choose a Ponziani Cigar and listen to a Verdi piece of music Ponziani feeling. Oh, I forgot – you ask your Butler to bring Mr. Ponziani
    directly to you…

  27. I'm trying to learn Ponziani and I noticed during analysis on move 14, eval bar is -6.6. Could anyone elaborate on why this position is still good for white?

  28. Don't you know we shouldn't use the word 'smooth' on the chess context? I'm shocked!

  29. Why doesn’t black just take the free pawn in the opening instead of unpinning the knight with the bishop? It seems better then losing the pawn… does anyone know?

  30. Please don't talk that much! Focus on chess! I like your comments on games!

  31. So the instructive winning strategy is to grab a blundered pawn and then not blunder it back?

  32. Sub: "When do you sleep?"
    Eric: "I sleep when I am… not awake"

    Nice one

  33. I guess in the end it became a… "Pawn-ziani"
    😉

  37. Can you make a video on the Locock Gambit? It's similar to the ponzioni but they make a slightly different move on the second move.

  38. you are super! "apologies to all who are color blkind" made my day

  39. Where is it Eric is playing? Is some places better than others?

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