Queen Pawn opening w/ Bg5 ...h6 h4

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b0bnolan

Many years ago I remember a Chess Life article about a Queen Pawn opening where white plays Bg5 (so it was likely a Veresov, Torre, or Trompovsky). At some point Black played ...h6 and White replied h4. If the bishop was taken, White got an huge attack.

As I recall, the article gave this opening a name, probably after a player who used it. I have not been able to find the article (the online Chess Life archives don't go back far enough), nor can I find a name.

Does anyone know the name?

JohnPointer

idk I've heard of it tho

SJFG

There are probably several positions that have this. This is probably not the one you're thinking of, but here's one at 365chess.com.

I got to try it on chess.com: http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=106589446

Before deciding on my move, I also read the notes to this game of Kasparov: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1070188

Maybe that's not what you're thinking, but, as I said, there are probably quite a few times where White sacrifices a bishop on g5 in the Queen's Gambit.

cornbeefhashvili

Torre Attack with the 'Greek Gift' sacrifice.

b0bnolan

White does not play c4 so it is not a Queens Gambit. The Greek Gift sacrifice is on h7.

AyoDub
SJFG wrote:

There are probably several positions that have this. This is probably not the one you're thinking of, but here's one at 365chess.com.

I got to try it on chess.com: http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=106589446

Before deciding on my move, I also read the notes to this game of Kasparov: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1070188

Maybe that's not what you're thinking, but, as I said, there are probably quite a few times where White sacrifices a bishop on g5 in the Queen's Gambit.

That looks like a pretty cool line.

carld

It sounds like the Raptor Variation of the Trompowsky Attack after, 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.h4. It was often played by British GM Julian Hodgson. A timely h6 is used to chase the Bishop away.

http://www.chess.com/opening/eco/A45_Trompowsky_Attack_Raptor_Variation

Edit: I have an old VHS tape (seriously, tape) around here where he covers this variaiton.

ThrillerFan

There is a line in the Queen's Gambit, known as the Rubinstein Variation, where ...h6 is a mistake because White just has to play h4.

The diagram editor is not working today, so I'm just listing the moves:

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Qc2 (as opposed to the more common 7.Rc1) and now 7...h6 is a mistake because of 8.h4, instead Black should play 7...c5 with a roughly equal, though dynamic position.