A45: Trompowsky Attack

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 g6 Though a common reply, this move concedes a structural advantage with little to show for it. 2 ... e6 avoids this problem. Other options (c5, etc.) are also more active. 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e3 Bg7 5. c4 O-O 6. Nc3 d6 7. g3 Nc6 Interesting is 7 ... Nd7 when knight seem better placed. 8. Bg2 Bd7 9. Nge2 Rb8 9... f5 is also interesting for black. 10. O-O a6 Keeping white's night off b5. Also interesting is 10... Ne7 11. b4 Bc6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Rb1 Qc8 14. Qa4 a6 15. Qa5 Ra8 16. Rfc1 Re8 17. Qa4 h5 18. Qd1 h4 19. Qf1 hxg3 20. hxg3 Qd7 21. Qg2 f5 22. Rc2 Rab8 23. a3 Rec8 24. Qf1 Ra8 25. Rd2 Bf6 26. Qd1 Kg7 27. Qa4 Rh8 28. Kf1 f4 29. Nxf4 g5 30. Ng2 Qh3 31. Ne2 Qh1+ 32. Ng1 Rh2 33. Ne1 Rah8 34. Qd1 Qe4 35. Rbb2 g4 36. f3 Rxd2 37. Rxd2 Qxe3 38. Rd3 Nf5 39. fxg4 Bxd4 40. Rxd4 Nxd4 0-1 Tu Hoang Thong-Joshi,G/Singapore 2002/CBM 091 ext 11. a4 Ne7 12. b4 White prepares the advance d5 12... b5?! This seems to allow white to build on his initiative. 13. cxb5 axb5 14. a5 Bc6 An interesting alternative is 14... c6!? 15. d5 White gains more space, black's position is under great pressure. 15... Ba8 16. Nd4 f5 17. Rc1 While the text is adequate, more active is 17. Qd3 Qc8 17... c5? 18. dxc6 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Nxc6 20. Qf4 Ne5 21. Rfd1 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Nc4 23. Rd5 Re8? 23... Qd7 24. e4 24. Qd4 Crushing is 24. Nxb5! Re4 25. Rxc4 Rxf4 26. gxf4 24... Re5? 24... Qd7 Is needed. 25. Rxe5 Nxe5 26. Nd5 Nd7?? This loses material as after white's reply there are too many threats to parry. 27. Rc7 Kf8 Thinking about the fork on f6 after Rxd7. Other attempts fail as well. 27... Nf8 28. Nf6+ Kg7 29. Ng4+ Kg8 30. Nh6# 27... Ne5 28. f4 Nc4 (28... Ng4 29. h3 Nh6 30. Ne7+ etc.) 29. Ne7+ Kf8 30. Qh8# 28. Qh8# 1-0 [J Todhunter]