Nov '99 Update
I highly recommend that all fans of the d-pawn specials (whether you're a Tromp, Veresov or any other of my systems kind of player), take a look at the other variations contained on this site. Very often you can borrow ideas from other d-pawn specials, presenting your opponents with unfamiliar problems. In games (AS87), (AS93) and (AS95), White is able to put transpositional ideas to good effect. AS95) is especially important, as it deals with the awkward move order 1 d4 e6 2 Nf3 c5.
Unusual Move Orders
AS93: The tricky 3...f6 When Black has already commited himself to e6, the Torre and London systems are reasonable alternatives to offering the Queens Gambit. In this game Black is determined not to fall in with White's plan, but this weakening of the kingside cannot be recommended.
AS94: The Anti Colle: When Black develops his light squared bishop at an early stage against the Colle System, it pays for White to strike back immediately on the queenside.
Trompowsky
AS87: Borrowing from the Blackmar-Diemer: If you like the look of the Blackmar-Diemer anyway, then it must surely be even more awesome with an extra tempo. Unsurprisingly, in the following game, Black opts not to take the gambited pawn, but still finds himself on the worse side of a strange French.
AS86: Grandmaster Akopian sounded a warning salvo to the GM elite by reaching the finals of the recent FIDE world championships in Las Vegas. He often leads his opponents into unfamiliar territory, when his awesome creative and calculating skills can take effect. His many successes on the International Open circuit come from an uncanny ability to dispatch sub 2600 level opposition with apparent ease, as the following game shows.
AS88: The move 5...Bh6 in the complicated 2...c5 3.Bxf6 line of the Tromp has been under a cloud ever since the famous game Hodgson-Van der Wiel, Amsterdam, 1994. In the following game Black tries a less greedy approach, but eventually cannot cope with the pawn weaknesses inflicted upon him by White's third move.
Torre Attack
AS89: If Black plays the solid 2...e6, then the Tromp gives White an obvious opportunity to transpose back to the Torre. Lovers of the bishop pair tend to take this opportunity, rather than enter the main line with 3.e4.
AS90: The unusual 3...Ne4 The move 3...Ne4 poses an immediate question to the dark squared bishop and more or less forces it's retreat. Black's problem in this variation, is that his advanced knight can be used for target practise, in order to expediate White's development.
London System
AS95: The annoying 1...e6, 2...c5 move order The system Black employes here is a direct attack on the d-pawn specialist, who may be forced to play outside his chosen systems. All is not lost, however, if you have a basic understanding of the London system, when Black's most dangerous defences have already been ruled out. The following game is a model example of White's possibilities.
Veresov
AS92: An interesting alternative to f3 Black's most solid response to the Veresov is 3...Nbd7. If you're looking for a no-nonsense alternative to the super sharp 4.f3, the following game should provide much food for thought.
Pseudo-Trompowsky
AS91: Although Black has a number of more active options, some players find abandoning the Queen's gambit declined umbrella of safety difficult. Unfortunately, Black has to go to some lengths to achieve this and in the following game, White was able to exploit Black's unco-ordinated position.