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Trompowsky Attack: Raptor Variation

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1.d4Nf62.Bg5Ne43.h4

Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid

Trompowsky Attack: Raptor Variation186k games · Black to move

MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore

71k45%

46k49%

29k50%

28k50%

3.0k45%

3.0k45%

2.7k47%

90048%

38743%

37046%

Famous games in this line699 master games

Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2733) – Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2710)2011½–½ Korobov, Anton (2715) – Areshchenko, Alexander (2708)20131–0 Artemiev, V. (2695) – Rakhmanov, Ale (2670)20171–0 Mamedyarov, S. (2738) – Safarli, E. (2610)20241–0 Rapport, R. (2707) – Kokarev, Dm (2615)20171–0 Rapport, R. (2671) – Grandelius, N. (2628)20150–1 Rapport, R. (2701) – Damljanovic, B. (2562)20141–0 Rapport, R. (2716) – Boruchovsky, A. (2517)20151–0

Heroes of this opening Rapport, R. · Korobov, Anton · Artemiev, V. · Mamedyarov, S.

Family: Trompowsky Attack
Category: Indian
First move: 1.d4
ECO: A45
Line: 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. h4

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Go deeper — named lines from here

Trompowsky Attack: Raptor Variation, Hergert Gambit3…Nxg5 4.hxg5 e5

Nearby lines in the family

Trompowsky Attack: Edge Variation3.Bh4 Trompowsky Attack: Classical Defense, Big Center Variation2…e6 3.e4 Trompowsky Attack: Borg Variation3.Bf4 g5

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