Torre Attack: Classical Defense

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5

ECO A46

The Torre Attack: Classical Defense is a chess opening reached after 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5, catalogued under code A46 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Bg5 is chosen by White on move 3.

2 named continuations branch from this position, including the Nimzowitsch Variation and the Petrosian Gambit.

Named variations

• Torre Attack: Classical Defense, Nimzowitsch Variation — ECO A46
• Torre Attack: Classical Defense, Petrosian Gambit — ECO A46

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