What opening is suitable to defend the stonewall?
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Can you suggest some openings to break the stonewall?
Hi,
I am an aggresive player and
all attacks have weaknesses even stonewall
Possibly helpful:
Grandmaster Repertoire 11: Beating 1 d4 Sidelines by Boris Avrukh (2012)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627001415/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen164.pdf
http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/GM11-1d4Sidelines-excerpt.pdf
Dealing with d4 Deviations by John Cox (2005)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627032909/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen89.pdf
Dec 30, 2017
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#5
If you are playing against stonewall, one possible Anti-Stonewall setup is by rearranging your knights to aim at the weak point of the stonewall that is for white the e4 square and for black e5. As white you can play Nf3, Nbd2, Ne1, Ndf3, Nd3, Nfe5, f3. You mirror the moves for black. I hope this helps
I like to approach it in a sort of accelerated gurgindize set up...kside fianchetto (but I often wait on bg7), Bg4, h5, Nh6-nf5
Dec 30, 2017
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#7
I agree with FunnyAnimatorJimTV, especially the portion about mirror moves. However I also would like to add, that in the Stonewall, white usually has troubles with one of their bishops - avoid white trading off the bad Bishop in itself causes white troubles. Lastly, an aggressive response that works well against the Stonewall is to simply develop, then castle long (O-O-O). This makes the Stonewall surprisingly tougher for white. Stonewall as an opening is a solid, heavy theory, opening that should definitely be taken seriously. However, for reasons that I have mentioned (and others) this opening (like the Tarrasch Defense) seems to only be popular until about 2000 Elo. However, it is often seen at club levels - sometimes also serving as a surprise weapon for white.
With this advice, I hope you will like facing the Stonewall as much as I do. Just stay alert, not underestimating this opening, as many players find this "wall" hard to break once setup. Lastly, if you really want to invest into countering the Stonewall: look into forming a blockade on key pawns. This last tip can be a great asset, but requires knowledge a lot deeper than a forum response would allow (and honestly likely includes knowledge that I do not yet have, although I have heard that some titled players use this blockade strategy versus the Stonewall). Best of luck breaking this "wall" that was intended to prevent attacking schemes from success.
