Torre Attack

The Torre Attack is a queen's-pawn setup in which White commonly advances the d-pawn, develops the king knight to f3, and places the dark-squared bishop on g5. The goal is not an immediate material win. White instead develops smoothly while keeping a stable central structure.

When Black has played ...e6, the bishop on g5 can leave the f6-knight pinned to the queen: moving the knight would uncover the bishop's attack on the queen. White often continues with e3, Bd3, Nbd2, and castling, then looks either to push e4 in the center or to place a well-supported knight on e5. The exact plan depends on Black's setup.

Bg5 connects the pin with the Torre's plans

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Bg5 develops a second piece without committing the c-pawn or e-pawn yet.

The knight is already developed before the bishop comes out

That move order distinguishes the Torre from the Trompowsky and leaves a stable base for development.

1. Bg5 develops a second piece without committing the c-pawn or e-pawn yet.

It resembles the Trompowsky Attack, but there is an important practical difference: in the Torre, White normally develops the knight to f3 before playing Bg5. That usually makes the early position steadier and less likely to force an immediate decision.