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The Stonewall Attack is a chess opening; more specifically it is a variation of the Queens Pawn Game. It is
characterized by White (generally) playing his pawns to
d4 & e3, playing Bd3, Nd2, and then playing Pawns to c3
and then f4; although the moves are not always played in
that order, (see transposition). The Stonewall is a system;
White heads for a very specic Pawn formation, rather
than try to memorize long lines of dierent variations.
If White puts up the Stonewall formation it is called a
Stonewall Attack, regardless of how Black chooses to defend against it. When Black sets up a Stonewall formation, with pawns on c6, d5, e6 and f5, it is (then) a variation of the Dutch 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.)
General remarks
3 Sample game
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, typically by playing the knight from f3 to e5, advancing the g-pawn to
drive away the defending black knight, and making a
well-timed bishop sacrice at h7 (see Greek gift sacrice)
when White can bring one of the major pieces (queen
and/or rook) to the h-le. Often this attack is so powerful that White does not need to develop the knight on b1
and bishop on c1. Traditionally, chess computers have
been vulnerable to the Stonewall because the positions
are usually without clear tactical lines. White simply prepares for an assault by bringing pieces to aggressive posts,
without making immediate tactical threats. By the time
the computer realizes that its king is under attack, it is
often too late. This, however, is not the case with newer
chess computers.
4 References
[1] Larry D. Evans (December 1981). "Stonewalling".
Chess Life: 3436. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
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