Fighting the Tromp

7/8/2022 – Those of us who love to play an Indian Opening (or Benoni or the Benkö Gambit) against 1.d4 usually do not feel comfortable when 2.Bg5 shows up on the board. But if your opponent is already taking away "your" opening, then follow Petra Papp's recommendation from CBM #208 and ensure with 2...c5!? that White doesn't get a "normal" Trompowsky either! In addition, the position immediately gets dynamic, White's centre is attacked. and the diagonal for the queen on d8 is open. In the first part of her analysis, our author examines White's responses 3.e3, 3.dxc5, 3.Nc3 and 3.Bxf6. Take a look!