Author: alfred palang
Date: 03:23:47 10/21/99
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it is a solid black setup with pawns on d5,f5,e6,c6,b7. it is a closed complex. black attacks on the king side using his g and h pawns supported by his pieces. black's queen usually manuevers e8 and then attacks via that diagonal.white may try to push to e4 but usually difficult because black has good grip with it especially with black's knight on f6 that usually lands on e4..likewise white usually plants a knight on e5 via f3. white usually relies on a pawn storm on the queenside because the center is usually locked, hitting c6 and exchanging with the pawn over there..black then plays b7xc6...leaving himself weak.this is the minority attack. this set-up is peculiar because both sides usually manuever inside their pawn walls..attacking only when enough forces have been accumulated. this position was greatly expounded by euwe in his books.it is the side who lands the first with his attack that wins. white's q side break is dangerous and black goes for a mating attack.
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