George S
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George S posted an update a year ago
I like the stonewall and have been using it with varying degrees of success. If black does not castle, or instead castles queenside, what is the idea? Try to mirror the attacks on the opposing side? A king side rook lift by white doesn’t work, I suppose – Thoughts welcome.
Many thanks,
George
Howard M and Keith F2 Comments-
Fellow named Clark just posted an update against queenside castle.
https://www.chess.com/game/daily/7191683351 -
Thanks Keith. Looking forward to hear what our coach has to say on the matter also. Colle-Zukertort is also an interesting variation in the theme but it’s still lining up kingside.
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George S posted an update a year ago
Thanks for the course Nelson – I’m learning lots! Regarding the Stonewall (lesson 3.2, at 8:30) – can’t black simply thwart a queen or rook attack on the H file with h6? (for e.g., once they see Qh4) I’m sure there’s a workaround for white, but I don’t see it.
Separately, I’ve never understood the utility of a diagonal battery with bishop in…
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George, for the first question, the first thing that comes to mind would be playing g4 and then g5 as white to trade off the h6 pawn and keep the attack going.
Second question – the bishop queen batter with bishop in front is usually easier to do, so you don’t always have time to flip it around. Also, in some cases if black plays g6 to blunt…
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