[Event "Ponziani Opening"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "Decatur Chess"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 (3... Bc5 4. d4 exd4 5. cxd4 Bb4+ (5... Bb6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Bb5 Bg4 $4 (7... Bd7 8. O-O Nf6 9. e5 dxe5 (9... Ng4 10. exd6 cxd6 11. Re1+) 10. dxe5 Ng4 11. Bg5 f6 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Re1+ Ne7 14. Bxd7+ (14. Bc4) 14... Qxd7 15. Qxd7+ Kxd7) 8. d5 $1) 6. Nc3 Nf6 (6... Bxc3+ 7. bxc3) 7. Bd3 O-O 8. e5 Nd5 9. Bxh7+ $3 Kxh7 10. Ng5+ Kg8 (10... Kg6 11. Qd3+ f5 12. Qh3 $2 (12. exf6+ $1 Kxf6 13. Nh7+ Ke6 14. Nxf8+ Qxf8 15. Qe4+) 12... Rh8 $1) 11. Qd3 (11. Qh5 Nxc3 12. Qh7#) 11... f5 12. Qh3 $1 (12. exf6 Nxf6)) (3... d5 4. Qa4 dxe4 (4... Bd7 5. exd5 Nd4 6. Qd1 Nxf3+ 7. Qxf3 Nf6 8. c4 Bc5 9. d3 O-O 10. Nc3) 5. Nxe5 Bd7 6. Nxd7 Qxd7 7. Qxe4+) 4. d4 exd4 (4... Nxe4 5. d5 Ne7 (5... Na5 6. b4) (5... Nb8 6. Nxe5 Qe7 7. Qd4) (5... Bc5 6. dxc6 Nxf2 (6... Bxf2+ 7. Ke2 Bb6 8. Qd5 Nf2 9. cxb7 Bxb7 10. Qxb7 O-O 11. Qxb6 axb6 12. Qxf2) 7. Qd5 Nxh1 8. Qxc5) 6. Nxe5 d6 (6... Ng6 7. Bd3 Nxf2 (7... Nxe5 8. Bxe4) 8. Bxg6 Ke7 (8... hxg6 9. Qe2 Nxh1 10. Nc6+ Be7 11. Nxd8) 9. Bg5+ Kd6 10. Nc4+ Kc5 11. Nba3 Qxg5 12. b4#) 7. Bb5+ c6 (7... Bd7 8. Bxd7+) 8. dxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Nxc6 (9... Qb6 10. Nd4+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Kxd7 12. O-O f5 13. Nd2 Nxd2 14. Bxd2 g6 15. Re1 Bg7 16. Qa4+ Nc6 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. Re7+ Kxe7 19. Qxc6) 10. Bxc6+ Bd7 11. Bxe4) (4... d6 5. d5 Ne7 (5... Na5 6. b4) 6. h3 Nxe4 (6... Ng6 7. Qc2 c6 8. c4 cxd5 9. cxd5 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Be3) 7. Qa4+ c6 8. Qxe4 Nxd5) 5. e5 Nd5 (5... Nxe5 6. Nxe5 Qe7 7. Qe2) (5... Ng8 6. cxd4) (5... Ng4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 O-O 8. h3 Nh6 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. Bxh6 gxh6 11. Bc4 d6 12. O-O dxe5 13. Nd5) (5... Ne4 6. Qe2 d5 (6... Nc5 7. cxd4 Ne6 8. d5 Ned4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qe4 c5 11. d6) 7. exd6 Bf5 (7... f5 8. Nxd4) 8. Nbd2 Bxd6 9. Nxe4 O-O 10. Nxd6 Qxd6 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. cxd4 Rfe8 13. Be3 Qb4+ 14. Qd2) (5... Qe7 6. cxd4 Qb4+ (6... d6 7. Bb5 dxe5 8. O-O exd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. Re1) 7. Bd2 Qxb2 8. Nc3 Ng4 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. Nb5) 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Ng5+ Ke8 (8... Kg8 9. Qb3+ d5 10. exd6+ Nd5 11. Qxd5+ Be6 12. Qxe6#) 9. cxd4 Be7 (9... h6 10. Qh5+ Ke7 11. Qf7#) (9... d6 10. e6 Be7 11. Nf7) 10. h4 Bxg5 (10... d6 11. e6 Bxg5 12. Bxg5 Ne7 13. O-O Bxe6 14. Re1 Bf7 (14... Qd7 15. Nc3 c6 (15... a6 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. d5) 16. Qh5+ g6 17. Qe2 Kf7 18. Qxe6+ Qxe6 19. Rxe6 Kxe6 20. Re1+ Kf5 (20... Kf7 21. Rxe7+ Kf8 22. Rxb7) 21. f3 h5 22. Re4 Nbd5 23. g4+ hxg4 24. fxg4#) 15. Rxe7+) 11. Bxg5 Ne7 *
