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| Posted by jstevens1 chesspeak.com 11/01/2008 04:49:22 Play online chess |  Subject: Ponziani OpeningMessage: I will be interested to hear your views. Hope you are having a nice weekend! Bye for now. Joanne |
| Posted by lapsekili chesspeak.com 11/01/2008 05:05:04 Play online chess | Guico Piano Message: e4 e5 N3 Nc6,c3 and goes on maybe Bc4 Bc5 before c3.It is not so unusual i think,Kasparov has played with it several times. |
| Posted by houseofcook chesspeak.com 11/01/2008 08:39:32 Play online chess | Ponziani Message: e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 then white plays c3. Acording to my MCO it states 3---d5 provides an immediate crisis and put a finger on the weak spot of white's strategy. |
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