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Subject: Re: Stonewall positions

Author: Laurence Chen

Date: 19:49:48 10/21/99

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On October 21, 1999 at 08:27:21, Martin Grabriel wrote:

>I think Mr Chen may be referring to the Stonewall Attack for White (against the
>Computer which is playing Black) rather than the Stonewall Defence as Black
>(against the Computer which is playing White). An example I came across could be
>found at :
>
>http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Base/5978/mygames.html
>
>
Yes, that's correct, the Stonewall attack !!!
Laurence
>On October 21, 1999 at 06:23:47, alfred palang wrote:
>
>>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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