Trompowsky Attack: Edge Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bh4
The Trompowsky Attack: Edge Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A45, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bh4. It is a line of the Trompowsky Attack. Black is to move. 2 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 1,247 times by this move order. White won 49%, 5% were drawn and Black won 46%. The most popular continuation is 3… g5 (40% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 44; best line 3… g5 4. f3 gxh4 5. fxe4 Bh6 6. Nf3)
- ECO
- A45
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bh4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 126 | |
| 1500-1999 | 666 | |
| 2000+ | 455 | |
| All | 1,247 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… g5 | 503 (40%) | |
| 3… d5 | 379 (30%) | |
| 3… c5 | 188 (15%) | |
| 3… g6 | 85 (7%) | |
| 3… c6 | 27 (2%) | |
| 3… h6 | 17 (1%) | |
| 3… d6 | 13 (1%) | |
| 3… Nc6 | 11 (1%) |
Master games
494 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 48%, draw 15%, Black 37%). The strongest:
- GM Alexander Morozevich (2760) – GM Boris Gelfand (2755) 1/2-1/2 · 8th Tal Mem Blitz · 2013-06-12
- GM Pentala Harikrishna (2719) – GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2753) 0-1 · Pepe Cuenca Invitational · 2020-04-13
- GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2743) – GM Judit Polgar (2685) 1-0 · FIDE World Blitz 2014 · 2014-06-19
- GM Vasyl Ivanchuk (2726) – GM Alexander Areshchenko (2655) 1/2-1/2 · 83rd ch-UKR 2014 · 2014-11-21
- GM Aleksandar Indjic (2607) – GM Bassem Amin (2695) 1-0 · Indjic-Amin Blitz · 2021-03-19
Search all games of the Trompowsky Attack: Edge Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Kayra_Kamer (2692) – IM KAPUTVSEMU (2835) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- turututv (2621) – Caminero85 (2706) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- SchweizerSchach (2591) – Koblizek (2708) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Trompowsky Attack 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5
Continuations
- Trompowsky Attack: Edge Variation, Hergert Gambit (5… Bf5 6. e4) A45 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bh4 d5 4. f3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bf5 6. e4
- Trompowsky Attack: Edge Variation, Hergert Gambit (6… d5 7. e4) A45 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bh4 c6 4. Nd2 Qa5 5. c3 Nxd2 6. Qxd2 d5 7. e4
More Trompowsky 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.