Trompowsky Attack: Borg Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 g5
The Trompowsky Attack: Borg Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A45, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 g5. It is a line of the Trompowsky Attack. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 286 times by this move order. White won 58%, 2% were drawn and Black won 40%. The most popular continuation is 4. Be5 (34% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.45 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 4. Bc1 h6 5. f3 Nf6 6. e4 d5)
- ECO
- A45
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 g5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 24 | |
| 1500-1999 | 158 | |
| 2000+ | 104 | |
| All | 286 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. Be5 | 97 (34%) | |
| 4. Bc1 | 81 (28%) | |
| 4. Bg3 | 54 (19%) | |
| 4. Be3 | 29 (10%) | |
| 4. f3 | 12 (4%) | |
| 4. Qd3 | 6 (2%) | |
| 4. Bd2 | 5 (2%) | |
| 4. Nd2 | 1 (0%) |
Master games
105 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 58%, draw 8%, Black 34%). The strongest:
- LCZero 0.30-dag-9a9c42d_784968 (3599) – Stockfish dev16_20221027 (3625) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 23 Superfinal 2022 · 2022-11-03
- Stockfish dev16_20221027 (3625) – LCZero 0.30-dag-9a9c42d_784968 (3599) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 23 Superfinal 2022 · 2022-11-03
- GM Elina Danielian (2385) – GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (2776) 0-1 · chess.com Speed 2019 · 2019-09-04
- IM Teodora Injac (2453) – IM Ilamparthi A R (2495) 0-1 · Titled Tue 21st Jan Early · 2025-01-21
- GM Dragan Kosic (2487) – Nikola Potpara (2371) 0-1 · 67th ch-Montenegro 2015 · 2015-07-26
Search all games of the Trompowsky Attack: Borg Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- FM chessmem (2707) – KeiserSoze13 (2284) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 300 + 10s
- PrayingMantisNinja (2406) – IM Odirovski (2574) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- bitedbullet (2301) – IM Odirovski (2590) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Trompowsky Attack 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5
More Trompowsky Attack lines (all)
- Trompowsky Attack: Classical Defense A45
- Trompowsky Attack: Classical Defense, Big Center Variation A45
- Trompowsky Attack: Edge Variation A45
- Trompowsky Attack: Edge Variation, Hergert Gambit (6… d5 7. e4) A45
- Trompowsky Attack: Edge Variation, Hergert Gambit (5… Bf5 6. e4) A45
- Trompowsky Attack: Poisoned Pawn Variation A45
- Trompowsky Attack: Raptor Variation A45
- Trompowsky Attack: Raptor Variation, Hergert Gambit A45
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.