Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...Nf6/2. Nf3/2...d5/3. Bg5/3...e6

Torre Attack
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkb1r/ppp2ppp/4pn2/3p2B1/3P4/5N2/PPP1PPPP/RN1QKB1R w
Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bg5 e6

Torre Attack

e6 is the most common response, and a solid, though perhaps insipid move. It does leave the knight pinned, and play into white's plans, leaving e5 as a prime destination for white's knight. Black's will almost certainly have to play Be7 at some point too.

Theory table

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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bg5 e6

4
c4
e3
Nbd2
Nc3
c3
a3

References

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