Trompowsky Attack: Edge Variation, Hergert Gambit (6… d5 7. e4)
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bh4 c6 4. Nd2 Qa5 5. c3 Nxd2 6. Qxd2 d5 7. 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 c6 4. Nd2 Qa5 5. c3 Nxd2 6. Qxd2 d5 7. 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: +0.17 (Stockfish, depth 29; best line 7… dxe4 8. f3 Qd5 9. Be2 g6 10. Qf4)
- ECO
- A45
- Moves
- 13 plies
- FEN
rnb1kb1r/pp2pppp/2p5/q2p4/3PP2B/2P5/PP1Q1PPP/R3KBNR b KQkq - 0 7- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bh4 c6 4. Nd2 Qa5 5. c3 Nxd2 6. Qxd2 d5 7. 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 (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.