Mark G
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Mark G posted an update a year ago
Nelson – nice course – I have a question re the Stonewall. What’s the best response if on move 3 Black moves his King’s pawn to e5? I know you should take the pawn with your own, but what are the best moves to preserve the Stonewall setup? THANKS
James2 Comments-
Unfortunately, after the d4 pawn is removed, the game will start to resemble something very different than the stonewall in most cases. But there’s not really an alternative, because if black is set on playing e5 super early, you can’t really stop them unless you play f4 on move 2. The issue with that is it delays the bishop to d3 which…
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Thanks for the reply, Nelson. I use Lichess to work through that permutation and others to know how to proceed.
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