Sedlak: Playing the Stonewall Dutch (gebunden) Vereinsbedarf in ways that avoid excessive

in ways that avoid excessive complications

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Sedlak: Playing the Stonewall Dutch (gebunden) Vereinsbedarf in ways that avoid excessiveThe Dutch Defence is one of Blacks most combative responses to 1. d4, and the Stonewall is the boldest version of this opening. Black immediately seizes space in the centre and clamps down on the e4 square, laying the foundations for a complicated strategic battle. Many players believe the Stonewall to be a substandard opening, naively assuming that the e5 outpost and bad light squared bishop must give White the advantage. GM Nikola Sedlak disagrees,