Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...Nf6/2. Nf3/2...d5/3. Bg5/3...c5

Torre Attack
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkb1r/pp2pppp/5n2/2pp2B1/3P4/5N2/PPP1PPPP/RN1QKB1R w
Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bg5 c5

Torre Attack

c5 is rarely played so early, though it does ask questions of white, and in master play black has a far superior record after this move.

Theory table

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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bg5 c5

4
e3
Bxf6
c3
dxc5

References

• Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.