Lieber Peter,
No problem, buddy. Time is short for us now in this holiday season, so I understand.
I too am curious regarding the Ponziani Opening's viability in the age of chess engines, since I have positive nostalgic affection for it. I scored many points with it at the club level and studied it deeply in the pre-chess engine days of the 80s.
If my PC ever gets free time (my ICCF games are top-priority and time-consuming), I'll have a look with SF NNUE and Leela 30. I haven't played/studied the Ponziani in decades, so it's possible the White position is unable to equalize after a chess engine examination. If so, that would "break my heart" due to my affection for it.
Alles Gute,
-Steve-
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Re: Latvian Lacerated
You'll find plenty of engine v engine Ponziani's here:Stephen Ham wrote: ↑Sat Nov 25, 2023 9:52 pm Lieber Peter,
No problem, buddy. Time is short for us now in this holiday season, so I understand.
I too am curious regarding the Ponziani Opening's viability in the age of chess engines, since I have positive nostalgic affection for it. I scored many points with it at the club level and studied it deeply in the pre-chess engine days of the 80s.
If my PC ever gets free time (my ICCF games are top-priority and time-consuming), I'll have a look with SF NNUE and Leela 30. I haven't played/studied the Ponziani in decades, so it's possible the White position is unable to equalize after a chess engine examination. If so, that would "break my heart" due to my affection for it.
Alles Gute,
-Steve-
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