Stonewall
Dutch Defence · A90 · you play Black. 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.Nf3 d5 5.O-O Bd6
About the Stonewall
The Stonewall Dutch sets up the pawn wall c6–d5–e6–f5 and a strong knight on e4. Black attacks on the kingside with ...Qe7–h4 ideas while White tries to trade the dark-squared bishops with Ba3. Black's bad light bishop is the long-term problem.
The Stonewall (A90) is one of 3 lines of the Dutch Defence you can train here as Black. It starts with 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.Nf3 d5. You study the moves first and then play them against the computer; every wrong move gets a short explanation. The page continues past the opening with middlegame plans, typical endgames and master games played with the Stonewall. Train it regularly as part of your Black repertoire: the speed mode and drill show quickly which moves you still forget.