The Trompowsky attack is a good opening for those who don't want to or do not have time to study lots of opening theory.  Like the Colle System, it's easy to learn and its ideas are easy to understand.

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This opening should not transpose into the torre attack. The main idea is to trade off the bishop for the pawn and hence give the black king a weaker position.

This diagram shows a gambit in the Tromp. , in this gambit white gives black a pawn in exchange for a tempo advantage.

This diagram depicts the same position, just instead of allowing black the pawn, white choses to defend it and try for a long-term advantage.

My point is that the Trompowsky can end up in any position you want, yet normally, the players push for an early lead for example:

wew its nt a good opennings lol

well torre attack is bit better than this opening but it opens up in such similer way but it has good potential game and centeral controle reducing options of counter attacks which are best plays by black for turning the table but problem is that this opening keeps on going with a small edge but torre is bit better that u can get more than one adv in this like positional and spacial adv in early stage and then go for furhter adv making opponent to do mistakes but trompowsky is also a great opening to open up and win a game in better end game positionXD

is my opening.

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1243482

The 2 players are masters, I think.

Well then, it was a really serious blnder and idiot game. it's yours game?

White lost the g5 bishop for nothing. In a Master game, this can prove decisive.

Pauix: one question for you:

WHY??

(why did white resign)

Mainline is 1... Ne4 and it's very interesting but good continuation 2. h4!

i like this opening

as black an

easy way to avoid this, 2. d5

I'm going to use this!

I used to use this opening often then I came up against Ne4. Then it just turns into a bad opening for BOTH players.

This is quite a good opening, especially if white wants to eliminate the king knight, or double pawns( 3. Bxf6 e or gxf6) or take the Black Queen out too early (3. Bxf6 Qxf6)

i like this opening.... sometimes its good because it can break the defence of ur enemy but when you have a bad move,, yur going to get lost yur defence too..

maybe its good maybe its not