Torre Attack: Classical Defense
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5
The Torre Attack: Classical Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO A46, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5. It is a line of the Torre Attack. Black is to move. 4 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 3,723 times by this move order. White won 49%, 6% were drawn and Black won 45%. The most popular continuation is 3… d5 (34% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.01 (Stockfish, depth 55; best line 3… h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. c3 d5 6. Nbd2)
- ECO
- A46
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
rnbqkb1r/pppp1ppp/4pn2/6B1/3P4/5N2/PPP1PPPP/RN1QKB1R b KQkq - 1 3- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5
Analyse with Stockfish · Board image (SVG) · Open on Lichess
Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 366 | |
| 1500-1999 | 1,700 | |
| 2000+ | 1,657 | |
| All | 3,723 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… d5 | 1,266 (34%) | |
| 3… Be7 | 1,165 (31%) | |
| 3… c5 | 604 (16%) | |
| 3… h6 Classical Defense, Nimzowitsch Variation | 358 (10%) | |
| 3… b6 | 224 (6%) | |
| 3… Bb4+ | 26 (1%) | |
| 3… Nc6 | 18 (0%) | |
| 3… d6 | 17 (0%) |
Master games
3,598 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 43%, draw 22%, Black 35%). The strongest:
- LCZero 0.31-dag-f7fb268-BT4-61 (3652) – Stockfish dev-20241208-cf10644 (3683) 1-0 · TCEC 27 Superfinal 2024 · 2024-12-17
- Stockfish dev-20241208-cf10644 (3683) – LCZero 0.31-dag-f7fb268-BT4-61 (3652) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 27 Superfinal 2024 · 2024-12-17
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2859) – GM Hikaru Nakamura (2768) 0-1 · chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · 2022-12-18
- GM Pentala Harikrishna (2726) – GM Fabiano Caruana (2828) 0-1 · Champions Showdown Blitz · 2019-02-23
- GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2733) – GM Erigaisi Arjun (2778) 0-1 · chess.com SpeedChess 2024 · 2024-07-25
Search all games of the Torre Attack: Classical Defense and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Pyama_Ninja (2846) – FM Guary1 (2883) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- Carobee (2683) – vistagusta (2815) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- IM Aphelios00 (2704) – Kruciatos (2673) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Indian Defense: Knights Variation 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3
Continuations
- Torre Attack: Classical Defense, Nimzowitsch Variation A46 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 h6
- Torre Attack: Wagner Gambit A46 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e4
- Torre Attack: Classical Defense, Petrosian Gambit A46 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 b6 5. d5
- Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack, Breyer Variation A46 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 d5 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Qb6
More Torre Attack lines (all)
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.