(Pseudo-)Trompowsky and Portuguese attacks

Pseudo-Spanish and Trompowsky attacks arise when a white bishop attacks a knight from the 5th horizontal on the 2nd move in dQB and vQB openings. Pseudo-Trompowsky are similar attacks in any B-opening.

Openings aren't so simplistic as being able to copy patterns into different positions.  Even with the standard set up when player mix move orders and variations they can quickly get into trouble.  This sort of thing must be a joke

General patterns are useful for classification purposes. Obviously, Trompowsky attacks are kinda exotic, far from being the best openings. There is a part of joke in any joke.

Portuguese and Levitsky attacks are bishop's moves to the 5th horizontal in symmetrical dQB and vQB openings respectively.

 Yeah, I like Trompowsky too! I successfully used it in several classical games here.

RoFL U are kidding? The game with Trompowsky attack that I won today:

http://www.chess.com/echess/game.html?id=42552722

Rich: great! Well, indeed, Game Explorer says that I never play 1.d4. It's out of date, not counting recent games. Actually, in serious games, I prefer to play 1.Nf3 which often gives 1...d5 2.d4.