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Torre Attack

Wagner Gambit

A46gambitaggressiveoffbeat

  1. 1.d4Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3e6
  3. 3.Bg5c5
  4. 4.e4
426 games50%45%

A sharp, uncommon gambit in the Torre Attack where White meets 3...c5 with 4. e4, offering central material to open lines quickly.

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About the Wagner Gambit

The Wagner Gambit is the sharpest branch of the Torre Attack's Classical Defense. White does not shore up d4 after 3...c5. Instead 4. e4 offers central material to open lines quickly. Black most often declines with 4...Be7. Taking with 4...cxd4 accepts the challenge, and 4...h6 questions the bishop on g5. The line is uncommon, and the engine rates it roughly balanced. White's results are only slightly better than Black's.

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