Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...Nf6/2. Bg5/2...Ne4

Queen's Pawn Game rd nd bd qd kd bd rd pd pd pd pd pd pd pd pd bl pl nd pl pl pl pl pl pl pl rl nl ql kl bl nl rl Trompowsky Attack 2...Ne4 2...Ne4 starts the Main Line Trompowsky Atack. Black attacks the bishop, thus forcing White to move it; the bishop usually moves to f4. Now both sides have moved a minor piece twice in two consecutive moves. Theory stretches out at this point, thus giving White and Black much freedom, which is why many players have committed this opening to memory. Usually Black follows up 3...c5 attacking the pawn, and the Black knight is often displaced from its post on e4 with the f-pawn.Trompowsky Attack Theory table . 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3 Trompowsky Attack Bf4c5 Edge Variation Bh4c5 Bc1?! c5 Raptor Variationh4 Nxg5 Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. 1-8574-4221-0. Modern Chess Openings: MCO-14. 1999. Nick de Firmian, Walter Korn. 0-8129-3084-3.