Torre Attack: Wagner Gambit
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e4
The Torre Attack: Wagner Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A46, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e4. It is a line of the Torre Attack. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 22 times by this move order. White won 50%, 5% were drawn and Black won 45%. The most popular continuation is 4… Be7 (32% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.10 (Stockfish, depth 34; best line 4… cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qe3 Be7 7. Nc3)
- ECO
- A46
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 3 | |
| 1500-1999 | 12 | |
| 2000+ | 7 | |
| All | 22 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4… Be7 | 7 (32%) | |
| 4… cxd4 | 6 (27%) | |
| 4… Qa5+ | 3 (14%) | |
| 4… Nc6 | 2 (9%) | |
| 4… h6 | 2 (9%) | |
| 4… Qb6 | 2 (9%) |
Master games
12 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 58%, draw 0%, Black 42%). The strongest:
- GM Maxim Matlakov (2674) – GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (2516) 1-0 · Chess.com Rapid Wk3 Swiss · 2022-02-27
- GM Sebastien Maze (2551) – Evan Ai (2188) 0-1 · Titled Tue 6th Feb Late · 2024-02-06
- IM Raymond Kaufman (2255) – FM Alexander Suvorov (2353) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 17th Nov · 2020-11-17
- GM Santiago Avila Pavas (2511) – Yaroslav Shevchenko (2064) 1-0 · Titled Tue 28th Jan Early · 2025-01-28
- WGM Olga Babiy (2303) – WIM Michalina Rudzinska (2241) 0-1 · Swiss Queens Wed #3 2024 · 2024-02-14
Search all games of the Torre Attack: Wagner Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Jaquemate2009 (2277) – Siya01 (2238) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- isvani (2215) – raulmaf (2238) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- walterjrba (2081) – Osmani_p (2206) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Torre Attack: Classical Defense 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5
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.