GM Mark Hebden has crushed many players with his Torre. Now it seems he has taken up the Jobava London system (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3. Bf4).
Torre is a good weapon against weaker players.
Is the Torre Attack a weak opening?
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after 1 d4 d5 2 nf3 nf6 you can wait with 3 c3!? or even 3 h3!? and only go for the torre vs specific setups and have something else for others. it avoids ne4. my problem with the torre attack is the same with other system based setups, when you outgrow them you have to give them up entirely and not much can be carried over to the next tier, since their typical ideas are not exactly universal.
I don't know
"... The Torre has a good deal of kick to it and enough poison to sting badly. ... [The Torre Attack: Move by Move by Richard Palliser] is a good starting point for those who want a repertoire based on 1 d4 without having to study a lot of the critical lines in mainstream openings such as the Nimzo-Indian, Queen's Indian, or King's Indian." - FM Carsten Hansen (2012)