Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO D03), reached after 5 half-moves: 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5.

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3…g6 2 lines
- D03 Grünfeld Variation +1
3…d5 1 line
- A46 Breyer Variation
3…Ne4 1 line
- D03 Gossip Variation

About this opening

Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code D03. ECO group D (D00–D99) covers closed games and semi-closed games beginning 1.d4 d5, covering the Queen's Gambit, Slav, Grünfeld and related queen-pawn structures. This particular variation is reached after 5 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5.

It belongs to the Queen's Pawn Game family. Within that family this is a sub-variation (the Torre Attack line).

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.d4 d5, 2.Nf3 Nf6, 3.Bg5. From this position 3 named continuations are recorded in the encyclopaedia, each leading to a distinct theoretical line.