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Torre Attack: Classical Defense, Nimzowitsch Variation

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1.d4Nf62.Nf3e63.Bg5h6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Torre Attack: Classical Defense, Nimzowitsch Variation150k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
74%111k53%
20%30k51%
4.8%7.2k50%
0.6%91026%
0.2%34143%
0.2%31527%
0.1%18836%
0.1%14544%
0.1%14250%
0.1%8429%
Famous games in this line2.4k master games
So, W. (2815) – Giri, A. (2785)20170–1Harikrishna, P. (2763) – Nakamura, Hi (2787)20160–1Carlsen, M. (2835) – Korobov, A. (2698)20181–0Carlsen, M. (2840) – Dubov, Daniil (2660)20161–0Salov, Valery (2715) – Karpov, Anatoly (2765)19950–1Salov, Valery (2715) – Karpov, Anatoly (2765)19950–1Kramnik, Vladimir (2785) – Karpov, Anatoly (2670)20071–0Kamsky, Gata (2729) – Gelfand, Boris (2719)2008½–½
Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M. · Karpov, Anatoly · Giri, A. · Nakamura, Hi
Family
Torre Attack
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
A46
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 h6
Aggressive
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