Short Ponziani win for white.
Chigorin vs Winawer, 1901  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Black winning with Grunfeld Defense.
Sosonko vs M Stean, 1972 (D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 57 moves, 0-1
Example of non-castled King running into problems.
M Rohde vs I Rogers, 1982  (D80) Grunfeld, 23 moves, 0-1
A good reason not to play the Ponziani. :(
R Kuijf vs Anand, 1990  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 0-1
Ponziani
Velimirovic vs Matulovic, 1997 (C44) King's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0
Black winning Grunfeld Defense with nice ending.
Lputian vs Van Wely, 2001 (D72) Neo-Grunfeld, 5.cd, Main line, 48 moves, 0-1
White winning with Vienna Game
A Stukopin vs L Khropova, 2007 (C27) Vienna Game, 52 moves, 1-0
I guess the Ponziani is a thing of the past.
Nakamura vs J Becerra Rivero, 2007  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1
Alekhine win for black with an amazing move at the end.
S Conquest vs Baburin, 2008  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 52 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Defense with nice queen offering.
J Vetemaa vs Shabalov, 1986  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
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