The top-tier Trompowsky

1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Main Lines: 2...Ne4/e6/c5

In this chapter, we’ll examine three of the most popular and aggressive replies to 2.Bg5, along with practical and ambitious ways for White to handle them:...

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Contents

1 Introduction

2 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Main Lines: 2...Ne4/e6/c5

2.1 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 c5 3.d5 Qb6

2.2 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 c5 3.d5 d6/g6

2.3 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.h4 Nxg5

2.4 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.h4 h6

2.5 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.h4 d5

2.6 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.h4 c5

2.7 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 e6 3.e4 Be7/d5/c5

2.8 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 e6 3.e4 h6 4.Bxf6 Qxf6 5.Nc3 b6/Bb4

2.9 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 e6 3.e4 h6 4.Bxf6 Qxf6 5.Nc3 d6

3 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5

3.1 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.dxc5 e6/e5/Qa5/Nc6

3.2 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.e4 Bxc5 6.e5 Qb6

3.3 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5 3.Nd2 Bf5

3.4 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5 3.Nd2 h6

3.5 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5 3.Nd2 e6 4.e4 Be7 & Sidelines

3.6 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5 3.Nd2 e6 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Nbd7/Be7

4 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Sidelines: 2...g6/c6/Nc6

4.1 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 c6 3.Bxf6 gxf6/exf6

4.2 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Nc6 3.d5

4.3 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 g6 3.Bxf6 exf6 4.c4 d5 5.cxd5 Qxd5 6.Nc3

4.4 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 g6 3.Bxf6 exf6 4.c4 Bg7 5.Bc3 f5

5 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5

5.1 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 f6 3.Bf4

5.2 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 c5 3.e3 Qb6/Nc6

5.3 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 c5 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bxf6 gxf6/exf6

5.4 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 c6 3.e3

5.5 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 h6 3.Bh4 c6 4.e3/Nf3

5.6 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 h6 3.Bh4 c5 4.e3

6 Other Lines

6.1 Dutch: 1.d4 f5 2.Bg5

6.2 1.d4 d6 2.Bg5

6.3 Winawer French: 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 Nge2

6.4 Classical French: 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5

6.5 Englund Gambit: 1.d4 e5

6.6 1.d4 g6 2.h4

7 Outro

8 Exercises

8.1 Exercise 1

8.2 Exercise 2

8.3 Exercise 3

8.4 Exercise 4

8.5 Exercise 5

8.6 Exercise 6

8.7 Exercise 7

8.8 Exercise 8

8.9 Exercise 9

8.10 Exercise 10

9 Repertoire Training

10 Practice Positions

11 Bonus

11.1 Model Games