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Torre Attack
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkb1r/pppp1ppp/4pn2/6B1/3P4/5N2/PPP1PPPP/RN1QKB1R
Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5
ECO code: D03
Parent: Queens Pawn Opening

Torre Attack

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Named after Carlos Torre Repetto, Mexico's first grandmaster, the Torre Attack is relatively rare at top level, with minimal theoretical opportunities for White to gain an advantage. However, it is popular at club level, with its easy development and relative lack of danger for White.

White will quite often play similar moves, regardless of Black's response, with Nbd2, c3, e3, and after developing the bishop and castling, often plans to move the knight to e5, supported by f4 if possible, launching a kingside attack.

Black can respond in numerous ways, with 3...d5 inviting White to transpose to the Queen's Gambit Declined.

3. Bg5

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Theory table

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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5

	3
	... c5
	... h6
	... d5
	... Be7

Wikipedia has related information at Torre Attack.

References

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Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.

Modern Chess Openings: MCO-14. 1999. Nick de Firmian, Walter Korn. ISBN 0-8129-3084-3.

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Chess Opening Theory

1. e4 e5
Open games

3. Bb5
Spanish

Berlin →
- Anti-Berlin
- Beverwijk
- L'Hermet → Berlin Wall

Morphy →
- Exchange
- Closed →
- Open
- Arkhangelsk
- Anderssen
- Mackenzie

3. Bc4
Italian

Giuoco Piano →

Two knights defence →
- Open
- Knight attack →
  - Fried liver
  - Polerio

3. Nc3
Three knights

Four knights →
- Glek
- Italian
- Scotch → Belgrade
- Spanish
- Naroditsky !?
- Halloween ?!

Other

2...Nf6
Russian

2...d6
Philidor

Other

2. f4
King's gambit

2...exf4
Accepted

King's knight →
- Kieseritzky
- Schallop
- Modern
- Fischer
- Lolli ?
- Muzio ?
Bishop's →
- Cozio

Other
Declined

2. Nc3
Vienna

Other

1. e4 c5
Sicilian

1. e4 e6
French

1. e4 c6
Caro-Kann

1. e4 other

1. d4 d5
Closed games

2. c4
Queen's gambit

2. other

1. d4 Nf6
Indian

2. c4 other

2. other:

1. d4 f5
Dutch

1. d4 ...other:

1. Nf3
Zukertort

Flank

Unorthodox

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