Trompowsky Attack: Raptor Variation, Hergert Gambit
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. h4 Nxg5 4. hxg5 e5
The Trompowsky Attack: Raptor Variation, Hergert Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A45, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. h4 Nxg5 4. hxg5 e5. 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 63 times by this move order. White won 52%, 4% were drawn and Black won 44%. The most popular continuation is 5. g6 (40% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.62 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 5. dxe5 Nc6 6. Nf3 Qe7 7. Nc3 Nxe5)
- ECO
- A45
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. h4 Nxg5 4. hxg5 e5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 7 | |
| 1500-1999 | 37 | |
| 2000+ | 19 | |
| All | 63 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5. g6 | 25 (40%) | |
| 5. dxe5 | 24 (38%) | |
| 5. Nf3 | 6 (10%) | |
| 5. e3 | 2 (3%) | |
| 5. Nh3 | 2 (3%) | |
| 5. d5 | 2 (3%) | |
| 5. Qd2 | 1 (2%) | |
| 5. e4 | 1 (2%) |
Master games
12 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 67%, draw 16%, Black 17%). The strongest:
- GM Ivan Ivanisevic (2604) – IM Tamas-Kristof Balla (2356) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 1st Sept · 2020-09-01
- GM Gareev, T. (2606) – FM Dilanian, G. (2239) 1-0 · RBI Open Qualifier 3 2020 · 2020-12-02
- IM Jonathan Carlstedt (2442) – IM Rustam Kaiyrbekov (2338) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 22nd June · 2021-06-22
- FM David Temirkanov (2282) – IM Uurtsaikh Agibileg (2413) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 22nd Sept · 2020-09-22
- FM Nikolai Gritsenko (2309) – FM Ettore Stromboli (2308) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tuesday 4th May · 2021-05-04
Search all games of the Trompowsky Attack: Raptor Variation, Hergert Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Artful-dodger (2399) – InkognitoBY (2291) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
- Soidmiguel (2306) – chessToxico (2318) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- BugChess2 (2281) – ChessEngineer97 (2309) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Trompowsky Attack: Raptor Variation 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. h4
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 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
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.