Talk:Trompowsky Attack

Plea
It would be nice to have some edits here on the main lines since I do not play the Trompowsky with White or Black. If I am playing Black and face 1.d4, I make a point of playing 1...e6 in order to avoid all this. I wish someone would answer 1...e6 with 2.Bg5 some day... Sjakkalle 12:01, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Octavio Trompowsky
The opening is named after Octavio Trompowsky (* 30. November 1897 in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; † 26. March 1984 in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil). His full name is Octavio Figueira Trompowsky de Almeida. He became champion of Brasil in 1939 after beating Walter Oswaldo Cruz in a match. He twice represented Brasil at the chess olypiad in 1936 and 1939.

Trompowsky regularly played "his" opening in the 1930, 40 and 50ies. His new system became known after he used it in a game against Kiprov at the chess olympiad in Munich 1936.

--217.224.47.103 21:56, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
 * It seems that "Trompowski" or "Trompovsky" are popular but nevertheless erroneous spellings of his name.
 * one might consider moving this article to the correct spelling of the players' name
 * see for some biographical information