TROMPKOWSKY ATTACK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lj4RHa0G1Bk

Marine Lt Colonel's, "Follow me…." video is set up with a Trompkowsky Attack opening.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trompowsky_Attack

Wiki pic shows the opening.

Lt. Colonel's board shows black played D5 next.

"d5 makes a grab for the centre, allowing White to inflict doubled pawns. If White does so, Black will try to show that the pair of bishops is valuable, and that White has wasted time by moving a bishop twice in order to trade it off. Black usually recaptures away from the center with 3…exf6, preserving a defensible pawn structure …"

A chess player's response:

"This position arises from the Trompowsky attack (Wiki) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5, followed by d5 for Black. I do not play it, and it is not played very much these days, as it does not present any problems for Black.

If I am seeing only the moves on the board as in the video, I would think that Black is the better player, since White is choosing the Trompowsky, which is meh, and Black's response of 2… d5 is positionally solid, indicating some maturity - most inexperienced players rush to attack before having prepared."

NOTE: The Lt. Col is wearing a BLACK HAT and white shirt. Can't read what it says. And he's sitting next to an emergency exit.

(If you can't see the image, click on the video link and hit pause to see the chess board layout. Then click on the wiki and invert the opening move for Trompowsky and note that Black moved to D5.)