Torre Attack: Fianchetto Defense

Torre Attack: Fianchetto Defense is a chess opening with the ECO code A48, part of the Torre Attack family. It goes 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5. White opens with 1. d4 (the queen's pawn) and Black answers 1... Nf6. After 5 moves it is Black to move. The lesson on the board explains every move of the line and lets you play it yourself; it is free.

The moves

• 1. d4 – White plays the pawn to d4
• 1... Nf6 – Black plays the knight to f6
• 2. Nf3 – White plays the knight to f3
• 2... g6 – Black plays the pawn to g6
• 3. Bg5 – White plays the bishop to g5

About the Torre Attack

White plays d4, Nf3 and Bg5, pinning the f6 knight. It is a simple system with easy development.

• White plays e3, Bd3, Nbd2, c3 and O-O.
• The plan is the e4 push to open the centre.
• Black often replies ...c5 and ...Qb6 to hit b2.

Related openings

• It extends: East Indian Defense (1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6)
• Continues with: Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack, Grünfeld Variation, Main Line – adds 3... Bg7 4. Nbd2 d5 5. e3
• Continues with: Torre Attack: Fianchetto Defense, Euwe Variation – adds 3... Bg7 4. Nbd2 c5
• Related line: Torre Attack: Wagner Gambit (1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e4)
• Related line: Torre Attack: Fianchetto Defense, Euwe Variation (1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 c5)
• Related line: Torre Attack: Classical Defense, Petrosian Gambit (1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 b6 5. d5)
• Related line: Torre Attack: Classical Defense, Nimzowitsch Variation (1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 h6)
• Related line: Torre Attack: Classical Defense (1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5)

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