Trompowsky Attack: Classical Defense
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6
The Trompowsky Attack: Classical Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO A45, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6. It is a line of the Trompowsky Attack. White is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 6,201 times by this move order. White won 50%, 5% were drawn and Black won 45%. The most popular continuation is 3. e4 (35% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.09 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 3. e3 c5 4. Nd2 d5 5. Ngf3 h6)
- ECO
- A45
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1,131 | |
| 1500-1999 | 3,154 | |
| 2000+ | 1,916 | |
| All | 6,201 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. e4 Classical Defense, Big Center Variation | 2,181 (35%) | |
| 3. e3 | 1,217 (20%) | |
| 3. Nf3 | 769 (12%) | |
| 3. Bxf6 | 628 (10%) | |
| 3. Nd2 | 598 (10%) | |
| 3. Nc3 | 298 (5%) | |
| 3. c4 | 190 (3%) | |
| 3. c3 | 89 (1%) |
Master games
3,390 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 44%, draw 21%, Black 35%). The strongest:
- LCZero 0.30-dag-9a9c42d_784968 (3599) – Stockfish dev16_20221027 (3625) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 23 Superfinal 2022 · 2022-11-05
- Stockfish dev16_20221027 (3625) – LCZero 0.30-dag-9a9c42d_784968 (3599) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 23 Superfinal 2022 · 2022-11-05
- GM Richard Rapport (2745) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2853) 0-1 · Superbet Blitz 2023 · 2023-05-25
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2864) – GM Veselin Topalov (2730) 1-0 · 10th Norway Blitz 2022 · 2022-05-30
- GM Vladislav Artemiev (2708) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2862) 0-1 · chess.com Speed 2020 · 2020-12-03
Search all games of the Trompowsky Attack: Classical Defense and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- July16Q (2687) – canc3111 (2770) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- DTD67 (2666) – F1nal_Masquerade (2787) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- dakaissa25 (2681) – Vahe_S (2754) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Trompowsky Attack 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5
Continuations
- Trompowsky Attack: Classical Defense, Big Center Variation A45 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4
More Trompowsky Attack lines (all)
- Trompowsky Attack: Borg 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.