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The Stonewall Attack is a chess opening; opening ; more specifically it is a variation of the Queen’s Pawn Game. Game. It is characterized by White (generally) playing his pawns to d4 & e3, playing Bd3, Nd2, and then playing Pawns Pawns to c3 and then f4; although the moves are not always played in that order, (see transposition (see transposition). ). The Stonewall is a system; White heads for a very specific Pawn formation, rather than try to memorize long lines of different variations. If White puts up the Stonewall formation it is called a Stonewall Attack, regardless of how Black chooses to defend fend against it. When Black sets up a Stonewall formaformation, with pawns with pawns on on c6, d5, e6 and f5, it is (then) a variation of the Dutch the Dutch Defense. Defense. MCO-15 gives the following as a main line: 1.d4, d5; 2.e3, Nf6; 3.Bd3, c5; 4.c3, Nc6; 5. f4. (See page #511 and column #9.)
Black Black has seve several ral ways ways to meet meet the Stone Stonewa wall. ll. One choi choice ce which must be made is whether to fianchetto fianchetto one one or both bishops; Black can meet the Stonewall with a ...b6 and ...Ba6 aiming to trade off the dangerous white bishop on d3, and a kingside fianchetto with ...g7-g6 takes away White’s White’s idea of attacking attacking h7. An early devel developme opment nt of Black Black’s ’s ligh light-s t-squ quare ared d bisho bishop p to f5 also also cuts cuts acros acrosss White’ White’ss plans.
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Since the Stonewall system is used against a variety of Black defenses, the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings has has trouble trouble classif classifying ying it. Among Among the codes used are D00 (when Black has played ...d5), A45, and A03, the code for Bird’s for Bird’s Opening. Opening.
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As the name implies, the Stonewall setup is a solid formation which is hard to overrun by force. If Black fails to react energetically to the Stonewall setup, White may launch a lethal attack on the black king black king,, typically by playing the knight from f3 to e5, advancing the g-pawn to drive drive away the defendi defending ng black black knight, knight, and making a well-timed bishop sacrific sacrificee at h7 (see (see Gree Greek k gif giftt sacr sacrific ificee) when White can bring one of the major pieces (queen and/or rook and/or rook)) to the h-file h-file.. Often Often this attack attack is so powerpowerful that White does not need to develop the knight the knight on on b1 and bishop bishop on c1. Traditi Traditional onally, ly, chess chess computers computers have been vulnerable to the Stonewall because the positions are usually without clear tactical lines. White simply prepares pares for an assau assault lt by bringi bringing ng piec pieces es to aggre aggress ssiv ivee posts, posts, without making immediate immediate tactical threats. By the time the computer realizes that its king king is is under attack, it is often too late. This, however, is not the case with newer chess computers.
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Final position, after 16. g6. This sample game [1] illustrates what can happen if Black defends poorly. 1. d4 d5 2. f4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. 7. O-O O-O O-O 8. Nbd2 Nbd2 b6 9. Ne5 Bb7 Bb7 10. 10. g4 Qc7 Qc7 11. g5 Nd7 12. Bxh7+ Kxh7 13. Qh5+ Kg8 14. Rf3 f6 15. Rh3 fxe5 16. g6 1-0
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[1] Larry Larry D. Ev Evans ans (December (December 1981). "Stonewalling ". Chess Life: 34–36. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
The downsides to the Stonewall are the hole hole on on e4, and the fact that the dark-squared bishop on c1 is completely blocke blocked d by its own pawns. pawns. If Black Black defend defendss correctl correctly y agains againstt White’s White’s attack, attack, thes thesee strategi strategicc deficie deficienci ncies es can become quite serious. Because of this, the Stonewall Stonewall Attack Attack is almost never seen in master-level in master-level chess chess any more, although it is seen occasionally among club players. However, Black playing the Stonewall variation of the Dutch Defense is Defense is seen occasionally at master level. (During the 1980s and 1990s, GM’s like Yusupov - and other Rus-
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