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            The top-tier Trompowsky
            Robert Ris
         
     
        
        
        
              The Trompowsky is especially suited for faster time controls as you don‘t have to memorise endless lines of theory, and you push your opponent out of their comfort zone after your second move.
        
        
        
            The Trompowsky Attack was a popular system in the 1980s, and is now making a comeback with world class players like Hikaru Nakamura, Alireza Firouzja, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov recently employing the opening With this course from long-time ChessBase author IM Robert Ris, you can ride the wave of the Trompowsky and upgrade your repertoire with a universal and modern Opening that you will enjoy playing. The Trompowsky is especially suited for faster time controls as you don‘t have to memorise endless lines of theory, and you push your opponent out of their comfort zone after your second move.
         
        
            
Contents
        
                
                
                    
                        
2
                    
                    
                        
1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Main Lines: 2...Ne4/e6/c5
                    
                 
                
                    
                        
3
                    
                    
                        
1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 c5 3.d5 Qb6
                    
                 
                
                    
                        
4
                    
                    
                        
1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 c5 3.d5 d6/g6
                    
                 
                
                    
                        
5
                    
                    
                        
1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.h4 Nxg5
                    
                 
                
                    
                        
6
                    
                    
                        
1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.h4 h6
                    
                 
                
                    
                        
7
                    
                    
                        
1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.h4 d5
                    
                 
                
                    
                        
8
                    
                    
                        
1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.h4 c5
                    
                 
                
                    
                        
9
                    
                    
                        
1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 e6 3.e4 Be7/d5/c5
                    
                 
                
                    
                        
10
                    
                    
                        
1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 e6 3.e4 h6 4.Bxf6 Qxf6 5.Nc3 b6/Bb4
                    
                 
                
                    
                        
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1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 e6 3.e4 h6 4.Bxf6 Qxf6 5.Nc3 d6
                    
                 
                
                
                    
                        
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1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.dxc5 e6/e5/Qa5/Nc6
                    
                 
                
                    
                        
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1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.e4 Bxc5 6.e5 Qb6
                    
                 
                
                    
                        
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1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5 3.Nd2 Bf5
                    
                 
                
                    
                        
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1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5 3.Nd2 h6
                    
                 
                
                    
                        
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1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5 3.Nd2 e6 4.e4 Be7 & Sidelines
                    
                 
                
                    
                        
18
                    
                    
                        
1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5 3.Nd2 e6 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Nbd7/Be7
                    
                 
                
                    
                        
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1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Sidelines: 2...g6/c6/Nc6
                    
                 
                
                    
                        
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1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 c6 3.Bxf6 gxf6/exf6
                    
                 
                
                    
                        
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1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Nc6 3.d5
                    
                 
                
                    
                        
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1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 g6 3.Bxf6 exf6 4.c4 d5 5.cxd5 Qxd5 6.Nc3
                    
                 
                
                    
                        
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1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 g6 3.Bxf6 exf6 4.c4 Bg7 5.Bc3 f5
                    
                 
                
                
                    
                        
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1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 f6 3.Bf4
                    
                 
                
                    
                        
26
                    
                    
                        
1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 c5 3.e3 Qb6/Nc6
                    
                 
                
                    
                        
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1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 c5 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bxf6 gxf6/exf6
                    
                 
                
                
                    
                        
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1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 h6 3.Bh4 c6 4.e3/Nf3
                    
                 
                
                    
                        
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1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 h6 3.Bh4 c5 4.e3
                    
                 
                
                
                
                
                    
                        
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Winawer French: 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 Nge2
                    
                 
                
                    
                        
35
                    
                    
                        
Classical French: 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5
                    
                 
                
                    
                        
36
                    
                    
                        
Englund Gambit: 1.d4 e5
                    
                 
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                    
                        
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1...Nf6 2.Bg5 c6/g6/Nc6
                    
                 
                
                
                
                
                    
                        
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Other 1st move options