- ECO code
- A45
- Moves
- 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5
- Family
- Trompowsky Attack
- To move
- Black
- Master games
- 1,065
- Average game length
- 46 moves
- Years covered
- 1926–2026
Trompowsky Attack is the opening filed under ECO code A45, reached after 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5. It belongs to the Trompowsky Attack family; in the resulting position it is Black to move.
Katuranga's collection of 138,070 master games contains 1,065 games on this line — the 106th most played opening in the collection. The oldest game on this line is from 1926 and the most recent from 2026. The busiest decade in this collection is the 2020s, with 644 games. An average game here lasts 46 moves.
White wins 44% of those games, 24% end in a draw, and Black wins 32%. Compared with the collection average (White 37%, draws 35%, Black 28%), Black scores better here by 4 percentage points. Draws are less common here than usual, by 11 points.
From this position the most popular move is 2...d5, played in 480 games, followed by 2...e6 (207) and 2...Ne4 (169). After 2...d5 White scores 43% and Black 30%.
The name that appears most often on the White side of this line is Nakamura,Hi (140 games); on the Black side, Caruana,F (40).
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Results in master games
- White 44% (477)
- Draws 24% (251)
- Black 32% (337)
Most played continuations
| Move | Games | White / draws / Black | Leads into |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2...d5 | 480 | 43/27/30 | — |
| 2...e6 | 207 | 46/23/31 | — |
| 2...Ne4 | 169 | 48/27/25 | — |
| 2...c5 | 99 | 39/13/48 | — |
| 2...g6 | 76 | 50/16/34 | — |
| 2...Nc6 | 13 | 46/0/54 | — |
| 2...d6 | 9 | 45/33/22 | — |
| 2...b6 | 7 | 71/0/29 | — |
How the position is reached
- Queen's Pawn Game · 1.d4 · 45,810 games
- Indian Defense · 1.d4 Nf6 · 29,631 games
Played most often by
As White
- Nakamura,Hi 140
- Mamedyarov,S 120
- Firouzja,Alireza 107
As Black
- Caruana,F 40
- Vachier Lagrave,M 39
- Grischuk,A 35
Games per decade
- 1920s 1
- 1940s 4
- 1960s 1
- 1970s 6
- 1980s 10
- 1990s 58
- 2000s 108
- 2010s 233
- 2020s 644
Master games on this line
| White | Black | Result | Year | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakamura,Hi | Kollars,Dmitrij | 1/2-1/2 | 2026 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 22nd Jan 2026 |
| Martirosyan,Haik M. | Carlsen,M | 1/2-1/2 | 2026 | Titled Tue 3rd Feb 2026 |
| Shimanov,A | Nepomniachtchi,I | 1/2-1/2 | 2026 | Titled Tue 3rd Feb 2026 |
| Martirosyan,Haik M. | Grischuk,A | 0-1 | 2026 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 22nd Jan 2026 |
| Martirosyan,Haik M. | Caruana,F | 1-0 | 2026 | Titled Tue 24th Feb 2026 |
| Nakamura,Hi | Bortnyk,Olexandr | 0-1 | 2026 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the Trompowsky Attack?
It is the opening with ECO code A45, reached after 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5. It belongs to the Trompowsky Attack family.
Is the Trompowsky Attack good for White or for Black?
In 1,065 master games on this line White wins 44%, 24% are drawn and Black wins 32%. The collection average is White 37%, draws 35%, Black 28% — so this line is a slightly better bargain for Black than the field as a whole.
What is the main continuation of the Trompowsky Attack?
2...d5 — played in 480 of the master games on this line.
Which grandmasters play the Trompowsky Attack?
On the White side Nakamura,Hi (140), Mamedyarov,S (120), Firouzja,Alireza (107); on the Black side Caruana,F (40), Vachier Lagrave,M (39), Grischuk,A (35).
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