
💎 Openings Week // Queen Pawn Openings - The Pseudo-Trompowsky - Guess the Move
A game from which we learn that the Pseudo-Trompowsky can lead to problems for White. »
A game from which we learn that the Pseudo-Trompowsky can lead to problems for White. »
This is a clumsy name for an opening variation, but it is one that has stuck. Let's take a look at this poorer cousin of the Trompowsky itself. »
Today we will try to guess Magnus' moves in his crushing attack in the Trompowsky. »
Black does not have it all his own way after 2.Bg5 Ne4, as we are about to see. »
The Trompowsky, named after a Brazilian master, is a cousin of the Torre Attack and Veresov openings. An early Bg5 is common to all, but in the Trompowsky, the bishop is developed before either of the White knights. This gives the position an original flavor. »