Trompowsky Attack: Edge Variation, Hergert Gambit (5… Bf5 6. e4)
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bh4 d5 4. f3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bf5 6. e4
The Trompowsky Attack: Edge Variation, Hergert Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A45, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bh4 d5 4. f3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bf5 6. e4. It is a line of the Trompowsky Attack. Black is to move.
This exact move order didn't appear in our sample of 12.6 million Lichess games: it's a rare line.
Engine evaluation: +0.39 (Stockfish, depth 33; best line 6… dxe4 7. fxe4 Nxe4 8. Nf3 Nxc3 9. bxc3)
- ECO
- A45
- Moves
- 11 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bh4 d5 4. f3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bf5 6. e4
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Trompowsky Attack: Edge Variation 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bh4
More Trompowsky Attack lines (all)
- Trompowsky Attack A45
- Trompowsky Attack: Borg Variation A45
- Trompowsky Attack: Classical Defense A45
- Trompowsky Attack: Classical Defense, Big Center Variation A45
- Trompowsky Attack: Edge Variation, Hergert Gambit (6… d5 7. 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.