Trompowsky Attack: Raptor Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. h4
The Trompowsky Attack: Raptor Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A45, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. h4. It is a line of the Trompowsky Attack. Black is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 959 times by this move order. White won 50%, 5% were drawn and Black won 45%. The most popular continuation is 3… Nxg5 (34% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 55; best line 3… d5 4. Nd2 f6 5. Nxe4 dxe4 6. Bf4)
- ECO
- A45
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. h4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 75 | |
| 1500-1999 | 399 | |
| 2000+ | 485 | |
| All | 959 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… Nxg5 | 325 (34%) | |
| 3… h6 | 246 (26%) | |
| 3… d5 | 171 (18%) | |
| 3… c5 | 157 (16%) | |
| 3… f6 | 16 (2%) | |
| 3… g6 | 14 (1%) | |
| 3… c6 | 9 (1%) | |
| 3… Nxf2 | 6 (1%) |
Master games
1,463 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 48%, draw 16%, Black 36%). The strongest:
- Reckless 0.10.0-dev-b5462f11 (3763) – Stockfish dev-20260318-d173a06 (3807) 1-0 · TCEC 29 Superfinal 2026 · 2026-03-31
- Stockfish dev-20260318-d173a06 (3807) – Reckless 0.10.0-dev-b5462f11 (3763) 1-0 · TCEC 29 Superfinal 2026 · 2026-03-31
- LCZero 0.30-dag-9a9c42d_784968 (3599) – Stockfish dev16_20221027 (3625) 1-0 · TCEC 23 Superfinal 2022 · 2022-11-11
- Stockfish dev16_20221027 (3625) – LCZero 0.30-dag-9a9c42d_784968 (3599) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 23 Superfinal 2022 · 2022-11-11
- GM Richard Rapport (2745) – GM Kirill Shevchenko (2684) 0-1 · Superbet Blitz 2023 · 2023-05-24
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- IM Toro123 (2643) – Washington91 (2568) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- Parwis (2473) – T-80BVM (2611) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- NM tramador (2508) – EmperorBundaloy (2570) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Trompowsky Attack 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5
Continuations
- Trompowsky Attack: Raptor Variation, Hergert Gambit A45 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. h4 Nxg5 4. hxg5 e5
More Trompowsky Attack lines (all)
- 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.