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  • Thanks that's really helpful. I will go and look at the Ponziani as its not one I've heard before Commented Jun 14, 2015 at 20:01
  • If two beginners play a Ponziani, will the game be decided by the 0.5 pawn advantage derived from book knowledge? Not likely, as most games between beginners are decided by tactics. At this level, whoever drops less material to tactical motifs will win. Also, there are 100+ openings with the same obscurity an the Ponziani. It's not worth studying these lines. Commented Jun 14, 2015 at 20:18
  • As I said in my answer, following book move upto depth 5 for each player will only bring a -0.57 disadvantage to white. And as I stated, Ponziani is a weapon FOR THE UNPREPARED black player due to its huge potential of tactics Commented Jun 16, 2015 at 7:09