The Trompowsky is a very interesting way to avoid tons of opening theory and to make sure the position is imbalanced, fun, and highly unlikely to end in a draw.
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The Trompowsky Attack is an uncommon opening compared to the main line QG and Catalan positions. It’s offbeat, creates unique imbalanced positions, and seldom leads to equal drawish positions. It is therefore logical to conclude that it’s a fighting opening which white chooses in order to put black on the back foot and to gain a psychological edge.
Most Nf6 players dislike it or hate facing it. It disables them from playing their normal systems and it steers the game into, for them, often unknown territory.
The idea behind the Trompowsky is simple: trade bishop for knight and double black’s f pawns. That is a pseudo threat, and black may choose to prevent or allow it. That choice will determine the nature of the position. Black has 6 main choices. Each will be covered in detail in a separate video.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
06:18 2…Ne4
12:21 2…e6
15:45 2…d5
18:40 2…c5
20:57 2…g6
22:17 2…d6
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