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Queen's Pawn Game (A45)
1 d4 Nf6

Number of games in database: 4750
Years covered: 1855 to 2009
Overall record:
   White wins 34.8%
   Black wins 35.4%
   Draws 29.8%

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PRACTITIONERS
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Julian Michael Hodgson  78 games
Antoaneta Stefanova  71 games
Igor Miladinovic  54 games
Varlam Vepkhvishvili  26 games
Mark Hebden  20 games
Vasilios Kotronias  16 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
E J Diemer vs Heiling, 1984
Palatnik vs Geller, 1980
Anand vs Karpov, 1998
Z Mestrovic vs Gligoric, 1970
I Miladinovic vs M Vachier Lagrave, 2008
C Depasquale vs C Peng-Kong, 1986
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Nielsen vs H Christiansen 1-012 1855 Place: UndatedA45 Queen's Pawn Game
2. A Doherty vs M Ashby 0-114 1855 CasualA45 Queen's Pawn Game
3. Cochrane vs Mohishunder  1-038 1855 CalcuttaA45 Queen's Pawn Game
4. Cochrane vs Mohishunder  1-039 1855 CalcuttaA45 Queen's Pawn Game
5. Somacarana vs Cochrane  0-129 1856 CalcuttaA45 Queen's Pawn Game
6. Somacarana vs Cochrane  1-036 1856 CalcuttaA45 Queen's Pawn Game
7. Somacarana vs Cochrane  1-044 1856 CalcuttaA45 Queen's Pawn Game
8. J Mason vs F Riemann  0-174 1881 DSB-02.KongressA45 Queen's Pawn Game
9. P Ware vs Paulsen 0-149 1882 Vienna itA45 Queen's Pawn Game
10. J Bauer vs Paulsen  ½-½28 1889 BreslauA45 Queen's Pawn Game
11. S Levitsky vs Burn ½-½57 1912 Breslau KongressA45 Queen's Pawn Game
12. Salwe vs Nimzowitsch  ½-½32 1914 St Petersburg2A45 Queen's Pawn Game
13. A Selezniev vs Bogoljubov 0-125 1915 TribergA45 Queen's Pawn Game
14. Breyer vs K Havasi 1-031 1918 Budapest,A45 Queen's Pawn Game
15. Reti vs Bogoljubov 1-041 1919 Stockholm (Sweden)A45 Queen's Pawn Game
16. Breyer vs K Havasi  1-031 1920 unknownA45 Queen's Pawn Game
17. Tartakower vs Euwe  ½-½57 1921 WienA45 Queen's Pawn Game
18. B Gregory vs P Kruger  0-138 1921 21. DSB KongressA45 Queen's Pawn Game
19. Samisch vs P Kruger  0-147 1921 21. DSB KongressA45 Queen's Pawn Game
20. W John vs G Schories  0-159 1921 21. DSB KongressA45 Queen's Pawn Game
21. Breyer vs H Muller  ½-½47 1921 ViennaA45 Queen's Pawn Game
22. Tartakower vs Prokes  1-034 1922 Bad Pistyan it, CZEA45 Queen's Pawn Game
23. Tartakower vs Yates  ½-½40 1923 KarlsbadA45 Queen's Pawn Game
24. Tartakower vs G A Thomas  1-054 1923 KarlsbadA45 Queen's Pawn Game
25. M Walter vs Euwe 0-130 1923 Maehrisch-Ostrau ;HCL 17A45 Queen's Pawn Game
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Aug-17-05   csmath: Nevertheless in this Qa5 variation I think a stronger move to play for white is 6. d5 rather than 6. Nd2. I find it very cumbersome for black. Any equality comes after a long battle.
Aug-18-05   csmath: And here is the game I just lost to a dual processor power computer. It has been a long time since I lost a game but this is interesting one, I tried again foolish countergame against Trompowski though I alredy knew it is no good. I just simply forgot I already played the variation and barely survived, this time around the same opponent spanked me nicely:

[Event "ICC 25 30"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2005.08.18"]
[Round "-"]
[White "olorin"]
[Black "CSMath"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ICCResult "Black resigns"]
[WhiteElo "2807"]
[BlackElo "2899"]
[Opening "Trompowsky attack (Ruth, Opocenský opening)"] [ECO "A45"]
[NIC "QP.07"]
[Time "01:05:35"]
[TimeControl "1500+30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 4. f3 Nf6 5. dxc5! (proper response and the most dangerous one)

...e5?!

I think this move is just not good, no matter what, I just cannot make anything out of position that follows

6. Bxe5 Bxc5 7. Nc3 Qb6
8. Nh3 O-O 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Qd2 d5 11. O-O-O Bb4 12. a3 Ba5 13. Qd3!

Now it becomes obvious the countergame is just a mirage, black will have to fight for his life.

... d4 (I know it is not looking good but what else?)

14.Qxd4 Qxd4 15. Rxd4 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Nc6 17. Rd6 Bxh3 18. gxh3 Rac8 19. e3 Na5 20. Rd5 Nc4 21. Rd7 Na5 22. Kd2 Rc5 23. Rg1 Rfc8 24. Bd3 Rxc3 25. Rg5 Rxa3 26. Rc5 Rf8 27. Ke2 Ra1 28. Be4 Nc6 29. Rxb7 Nd8 30. Re7 Ne6 31. Rd5 g6 32. f4 Rc8 33. Rd2 Ra2 34. h4 a5 35. f5 gxf5 36. Bxf5 Rc6 37. Rdd7 Nf8 38. Ra7 Rf6 39. Bd3 Ng6 40. Re8+ Kg7 41. h5 Nh4 42. e4 Nf3 43. e5 Ng1+ 44. Ke3 Rf3+ 45. Kd4 Nh3 (no hope, black resigns) 1-0

Aug-19-05   csmath: Here is another game between Shredder and Crafty won by Crafty. Interesting how Shredder disregarded the weakness of central pawn and how Crafty easily took it:

[Event "ICC 15 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2005.08.19"]
[Round "-"]
[White "olorin"]
[Black "FastFun"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White resigns"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[Opening "Trompowsky attack (Ruth, Opocenský opening)"] [ECO "A45"]
[NIC "QP.07"]
[Time "16:27:57"]
[TimeControl "900+0"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. c3 d6 6. Bd3 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. e5 dxe5 9. dxe5 Qe7 10. O-O O-O 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12. Qe2 Rd8 13. Rad1 a6 14. Qe4 a5 15. Bc2 Rd5 16. Nc4 Qc5 17. Qf4 a4 18. a3 Bd7 19. Rc1 Nxe5 20. Ncxe5 Bxe5 21. Nxe5 Rxe5 22. Qxh6 Bc6 23. Qf4 Qd5 24. Qg3 Rg5 25. Be4 Qd8 26. Qf4 Bxe4 27. Qxe4 Rd5 28. c4 Rd2 29. Rc3 Rxb2 30. Rd3 Qf6 31. Rf3 Qe7 32. Rd3 Rd8 33. Rd5 c6 34. Rxd8+ Qxd8 35. c5 Qd5 36. Qxa4 Qxc5 37. h3 Kg7 38. Qd1 Qd5 39. Qe1 Qd4 40. Qa5 c5 41. Qa7 e5 42. Qb8 c4 43. Kh2 c3 44. Qc7 c2 45. Rg1 Qe4 46. f3 Qf4+ 47. Kh1 Qe3 48. Kh2 Rb1 49. Qxc2 Rxg1 50. Qe4 Qxe4 51. fxe4 Re1 52. a4 Rxe4 53. Kg1 Rxa4 54. Kf2 f5 55. g3 Ra2+ 56. Kf3 e4+ 57. Ke3 Kh6 58. h4 Kh5 59. Kd4 White resigns 0-1

Sep-06-05   Averageguy: The following is a neat trap in the trompowsky: 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.h4 Nxg5 4.hxg5 c5 5.Qd3 cxd4 6.g6 fxg6 7.Rxh7 and wins, because if 7...Rxh7 then 8.Qxg6#
Sep-06-05   Averageguy: The Trompowsky was a brillian rediscovery by Julian Hodgson, because it makes the game offbeat and tactical. The main problem is that now theory is begginning to get involved in the Tromp.(sigh)
Nov-24-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  notyetagm: Could someone please post a link to some games in the new gambit line 1 d4 Nf6 2 Bg5 Ne4 3 Bf4 c5 4 f3 Qa5+ 5 c3 Nf6 6 d5 Qb6 7 e4!? ? I am not a paying member here and cannot get this far into the Opening Explorer.

Also, some super-GM has lost to this gambit. Anyone know who that is? Thanks.

Nov-24-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  refutor: no games in the opening explorer have the 7.e4 move

from chesslive.de there are a couple games...the game you mean is likely

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Chernyshov,Konstantin"]
[Black "Grischuk,Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Eco "A45"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4 c5 4.f3 Qa5+ 5.c3 Nf6 6.d5 Qb6 7.e4 Qxb2 8.Nd2 Qxc3 9.Bc7 g6 10.Rc1 Qe3+ 11.Ne2 Na6 12.Nc4 Qh6 13.Bf4 Qg7 14.Qa4 g5 15.Be5 g4 16.f4 Qg6 17.Ng3 Rg8 18.Ne3 Nb4 19.a3 Nc6 20.dxc6 dxc6 21.Be2 Nd7 22.0-0 Nxe5 23.fxe5 Bh6 24.Qb3 Be6 25.Qc3 b6 26.Rcd1 Bxe3+ 27.Qxe3 Qg5 28.Qc3 Rd8 29.Nf5 h5 30.a4 h4 31.a5 Rxd1 32.Rxd1 Bxf5 33.Qd3 Kf8 34.exf5 Qf4 35.Qd8+ Kg7 36.Qxe7 Qxf5 37.Qxh4 Re8 38.Rf1 Qxe5 39.Qxg4+ Kf8 40.Bc4 Re7 41.Rf4 Qe1+ 42.Bf1 Qe5 43.g3 Re6 44.Qh4 b5 45.Qd8+ Kg7 46.Qd7 Rf6 47.Rg4+ Kh6 48.Qd2+ Kh7 49.Bd3+ Kh8 50.Re4 Qd5 51.Qc3 Qd6 52.Rf4 Kg7 53.Kf2 c4 54.Be4 c5 55.Ke3 Qd4+ 56.Qxd4 cxd4+ 57.Kxd4 Ra6 58.Bd5 f6 59.Rg4+ Kh8 60.Kc5 Rxa5 61.Kb4 Ra1 62.Kxb5 c3 63.Rc4 Rc1 64.Kb4 Rc2 65.h4 a5+ 66.Kb3 1-0

Nov-24-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  notyetagm: thanks
Dec-15-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  who: Has anyone ever played 1.d4 Nf6 2.d5?! It seems like a good way to get out of book and after things like 2...c5 3.c5 e6 4.Nc3 white can presumably hamper black's development.
Dec-15-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  KingG: <who> Wouldn't 1.d4 Nf6 2.d5 c5 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 be the Benoni?
Dec-15-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  Eric Schiller: <KingG> You are absolutely correct. The only thing an early d5 is good for is an Anti-Gruenfeld strategy, and there it is most often seen via 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.d5!?
Dec-16-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  who: It also stops the nimzo-indian - doesn't it? And my understanding is that at the top level the nimzo-indian is considered one of black's best defenses.
Dec-16-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  who: In other words, if black wants to play a book line they're left with the kings indian or old indian. That seems like quite an accomplishment.
Dec-18-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  who: and of course it prevents transposition into a regular QGD with ...e6, ...d5 or ...c6, ...d5
Mar-09-06   Dudley: 1.d4 Nf6 2. d5 seems like a waste of time. Moving the same piece or pawn is a violation of opening principles. It may prevent a certain defense but allowi another one with greater effectiveness than usual. White's prematurely advance pawn can be attacked with c6 or e6, unlike the Benonni proper when it can only be attacked with e6.
Mar-30-06   drukenknight: I always like playing the TRomposky it seems no two games ever look the same. In this one white came up with a novel knight maneuver (at least in this variation) that helps him regain some of the momentum, it turned into a real interesting position. Has anyone seen this N-d2/c4 thing in the Tromposky?

1. d4 Nf6
2. Bg5 Ne4
3. Bh4 c5
4. f3 Qa5+
5. c3 g5
6. fxe4 gxh4
7. Nd2 (this move appears to be novel in the chess lab database)

7...cxd4
8. Nc4 Qc5
9. Qxd4 Qxd4
10. cxd4 Bg7
11. e3 Nc6
12. Nf3 Nb4
13. Kd2 b5
14. Na3 a6
15. Nxh4 Bb7
16. Nf5 Rg8

it's still a real intersting game from here.

Mar-08-07   drukenknight: A memorable one in Tromposky. Alekhine pulled off something like the tactical idea here involving the pin on the a pawn, that was a NImzo Indian defense though. But it left me in a dilemma as to whether to go for material or attack the K....

1. d4 Nf6
2. Bg5 Ne4
3. h4 f6
4. Bf4 c5
5. dxc5 Qa5+
6. c3 e5
7. Bd2 Qxc5
8. e3 Nc6
9. b4 Qb6
10. Na3 a5
11. Nb5 axb4
12. cxb4 Bxb4
13. Bxb4 Nxb4
14. a3 Qa5
15. Qb3 Nc2+
16. Ke2 okay now what to do? go for material or attack the K?

16...Qd2+
17. Kf3 Qxf2+
18. Kxe4 Qf5+! and 0-1

Apr-25-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  keypusher: "Gedult" means patience, no? 1. d4 Nf6 2. f3 d5 3. g4 doesn't seem like a very patient opening.
Apr-25-07   MaxxLange: <1. d4 Nf6 2. f3 d5 3. g4 >

1.d4 doesn't seem to contribute to the grotesque weakening of White's Kingside, and should probably not be played.

Oct-06-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  notyetagm: Good news, Trompers: IM Richard Palliser has signed a contract to write <Starting Out: The Trompowsky Attack> due out next summer: http://www.amazon.com/Starting-Out-....
Oct-06-07   GeauxCool: <notyetagm - wait till next summer to buy SO-Tromp> Why not Peter Wells, "Winning with the Trompowsky"? I loved that one! Has it become outdated?
Oct-28-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  tpstar: Today's Opening of the Day yields two useful trivia questions that should stump almost everyone:

Q: What is 1. d4 Nf6 2. g4 called?

A: The Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit Opening Explorer

Q: Who was the most famous practitioner?

A: Humphrey Bogart = Bogart vs NN, 1933

Nov-19-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  notyetagm: IM Richard Palliser is writing <Starting Out: The Trompowsky Attack> for Everyman Chess, due out in April/May 2008: http://www.everymanbooks.com/displa....
Mar-13-09   WhiteRook48: 2 Bg5
Apr-24-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Marmot PFL: my quickest online win - 1 d4 Nf6 2 Bg5 Ne4 3 Bf4 c5 4 d5 Qb6 5 b3 Qf6 0-1
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