Ponziani counter-gambit - Cordel variation


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 f5 4. d4 d6 5. d5 fxe4 6. Ng5 Nb8 7. Nxe4 Nf6 8. Bd3 Be7

White plays the king's pawn to e4. Black moves the king's pawn to e5. White develops the knight to f3.

Black develops the knight to c6. White pushes the c-pawn to c3. Black plays the f-pawn to f5.

White moves the queen's pawn to d4. Black plays the queen's pawn to d6. White moves the queen's pawn to d5.

Black captures on e4 with the f-pawn. White transfers the knight to g5. Black moves the knight to b8.

White captures with the knight on e4. Black transfers the knight to f6. White develops the light-squared bishop to d3.

Black develops the dark-squared bishop to e7.


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