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What is the best way to play against the Dutch defense, Stonewall
variation? I've lost many games trying to get on top of that thing.
Old Haasie
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Date: 23 Jun 2005 06:41:23
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Subject: Re: Dutch Defense
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[email protected] wrote:
> What is the best way to play against the Dutch defense, Stonewall
> variation? I've lost many games trying to get on top of that thing.
A classic example, and one of my favorite games, is Schlechter-John,
Barmen 1905:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 f5 4. Nf3 c6 5. Bf4 Bd6 6. e3 -- Now if
6...Bxf4 7.exf4 Black's e-pawn will be a serious weakness, backward on
an open file. He avoids exchanging now, but feels compelled to do so in
a few moves. 6...Nf6 7. Bd3 Qc7 8. g3 O-O 9. O-O Ne4 10. Qb3 Kh8 11.
Rac1 Bxf4 12. exf4 Qf7 13. Ne5 Qe7 14. Bxe4 fxe4 15. f3 exf3 16. Rce1
Qc7 17. Qa3 Kg8 18. Rxf3 Na6 19. b3 Qd8 20. c5 Nc7 21. Qb2 Bd7 22. Qc2
Qe7 23. Ref1 Rae8 24. g4 Bc8 25. Rh3 g6 26. b4 Qf6 27. Rhf3 Re7 28. a4
a6 29. Nd1 Rg7 30. Ne3 Qe7 31. g5 Bd7 32. N3g4 Be8 33. Nh6 Kh8 34. Qe2
Qd8 35. Neg4 Bd7 36. Qe5 Ne8 37. Rh3 Qc7 38. Nf6 Qxe5 39. fxe5 Re7 40.
Rhf3 Nxf6 41. Rxf6 Rxf6 42. exf6 Re8 43. Nf7 Kg8 44. Ne5 Rd8 45. Kg2
Kf8 46. h4 Be8 47. Kf3 Bf7 48. Kf4 Ke8 49. Rb1 Kf8 50. b5 [1:0]
There are of course other ways to play this opening, but this is one
of the more clear-cut methods. I used Schlechter's method as Black
against the Stonewall Attack in a game back in 1995: 1. d4 d5 2. e3 Nf6
3.Bd3 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.f4 Bg4 6. Nf3 e6 7. 0-0 Bf5 8. Ne5 Bd6 9. Bxf5 exf5
and I already had a strategically won game (0-1, 63).
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Date: 21 Jun 2005 03:37:04
From: Jason
Subject: Re: Dutch Defense
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<[email protected] > wrote in message
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> What is the best way to play against the Dutch defense
RESIGN IMMEDIATLY!
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Date: 19 Jun 2005 18:45:13
From: Jonathan Lonsdale
Subject: Re: Dutch Defense
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<[email protected] > wrote in message
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> What is the best way to play against the Dutch defense, Stonewall
> variation? I've lost many games trying to get on top of that thing.
Exchanging off Black's dark-squared bishop is usually a good idea to leave
White with a superior minor piece. Key manoeuvres are b3 and Ba3 or Nh3 and
Bf4. The dream is to have a knight on e5 vs Black's light-squared bishop
hemmed in by his own pawns. White could then play for a Q-side pawn storm.
Here's GM Rogers in action:
[Event "ESP-chT Div 2"]
[Site "Cala Galdana"]
[Date "1999.11.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rogers,Ian"]
[Black "Montilla Carrillo,Esteban"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Eco "A94"]
1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 f5 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.0-0 Bd6 6.c4 c6 7.b3 Nbd7 8.Ba3 Bxa3
9.Nxa3 0-0 10.Nc2 Ne4 11.Nce1 Ndf6 12.Nd3 Bd7 13.Nfe5 Be8 14.e3 Nd7 15.f3
Nxe5 16.Nxe5 Nf6
17.Qc2 Nd7 18.Nd3 Qf6 19.Qc3 g5 20.c5 Bg6 21.f4 g4 22.b4 Rfc8 23.a4 Be8
24.Rfc1 a6
25.Bf1 h5 26.Ra3 Qh6 27.b5 h4 28.bxc6 bxc6 29.Rb3 hxg3 30.hxg3 Ra7 31.Rc2
Nf6 32.Rh2 Qf8
33.Ne5 Ne4 34.Qe1 Rcc7 35.Bg2 Rcb7 36.Rb6 Nxc5 37.Qb4 Rxb6 38.Qxb6 Rb7
39.Qxc5 Qxc5 40.dxc5 Rb1+
41.Bf1 Rc1 42.Rh6 Bf7 43.Rf6 1-0
If you want to avoid the mainlines where White fianchettos then you could
prepare a slow e4 build up: d4, c4, Nc3, e3, Bd3, Qc2, f3, Nge2, O-O etc.
White's pressure against f5 in these lines will slow down Black's e5
advance.
Here's Korchnoi starting out with that plan before switching tactics:
[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "1998.06.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1998.05.29"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e3 d5 5. Bd3 c6 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. f3 O-O 8. Nge2
Qc7 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Qb3 Kh8 11. Bd2 Nd7 12. Rc1 Qb6 13. Bc4 N7f6 14. O-O
Bd7
15. Na4 Qxb3 16. Bxb3 b6 17. Nac3 Rfe8 18. Ng3 Nxc3 19. Bxc3 c5 20. Rfd1
Rac8
21. d5 Bxg3 22. hxg3 Nxd5 23. Bxd5 exd5 24. Rxd5 Be6 25. Rd6 Rcd8 26. Rcd1
Rxd6
27. Rxd6 Kg8 28. a4 Kf7 29. a5 b5 30. Ra6 Re7 31. Rc6 b4 32. Be1 Rd7 33.
Rxc5
Rd1 34. Kf2 Rb1 35. Rc2 Bb3 36. Rc7+ Kg8 37. Bxb4 Rxb2+ 38. Kg1 a6 39. Bc3
Rc2
40. Rxg7+ Kf8 41. Bd4 Ra2 42. Rxh7 Rxa5 43. Rh4 Be6 44. e4 fxe4 45. Rxe4 Kf7
46. g4 Ra2 47. Rf4+ Kg8 48. g5 Bf7 49. Rf6 1-0
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Date: 19 Jun 2005 06:41:27
From: Terry
Subject: Re: Dutch Defense
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<[email protected] > wrote in message
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> What is the best way to play against the Dutch defense, Stonewall
> variation? I've lost many games trying to get on top of that thing.
>
> Old Haasie
>
Fianchetto your king bishop and aim for e4 after a lot of preparation.
Regards
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Date: 18 Jun 2005 15:26:03
From: Mark Houlsby
Subject: Re: Dutch Defense
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Ummm... that's the Staunton Gambit. Clearly, you know your openings.
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Date: 22 Jun 2005 21:11:21
From: Leopold
Subject: Re: Dutch Defense
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Well, I may not know how to name them which really doesn't matter as long as
I know how to play them. But thanks for the correction.
Leopold
"k Houlsby" <[email protected] > wrote in message
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> Ummm... that's the Staunton Gambit. Clearly, you know your openings.
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Date: 18 Jun 2005 14:53:01
From: Leopold
Subject: Re: Dutch Defense
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Use the Steinitz variation.
1.d4 f5 2.e4
<[email protected] > wrote in message
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> What is the best way to play against the Dutch defense, Stonewall
> variation? I've lost many games trying to get on top of that thing.
>
> Old Haasie
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