He offers a much more practical and better scoring alternative to the typical White’s 1.d4! GM Marian Petrov recommends the Trompowsky Attack.
And there are 3 great reasons to play it:
Last but not least, the Trompowsky Attack is a sound opening, played by some of the greatest chess minds including Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, and Levon Aronian.
If you are looking for a ‘new opening’ to score impressive wins with White after 1.d4… and don’t want to face tons of theory that Black prepared… Trompowsky is a practical weapon for you!