Tree path 3 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Indian Defense › Trompowsky Attack
- Caissa Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game A40
- Indian Defense A45
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Trompowsky Attack
Overview
Trompowsky Attack is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A45.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
It begins with 3 plies and takes 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Indian Defense, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
It branches into 5 notable variations — Borg Variation, Classical Defense, Edge Variation, and others.
Together the deeper variations number 9 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- A45
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 3
- Parent
- Indian Defense
- Direct variations
- 5
- Total in subtree
- 9
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Statistics from Lichess
7,782,580 games · White 49.2% / Draw 5.5% / Black 45.3%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| e6 | 2,161,000 | |
| Ne4 | 1,809,182 | |
| d5 | 1,227,300 | |
| g6 | 1,113,245 | |
| c5 | 549,082 | |
| h6 | 375,251 | |
| d6 | 275,761 | |
| c6 | 136,724 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:51:05
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