Chess Vibes | David | Activity https://chessvibes.net/members/a04ef99e/activity/ Activity feed for David. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:55:35 -0600 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.21.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 dae53896d5744e18348b095ccb27dc55 David posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/2112/#acomment-2128 Thu, 25 Jul 2024 21:56:42 -0600 If you really want to play stonewall you could continue with 5. c3 c6, 6. Qc2 Nc6 7. f4 …
Engine does not really like it but would get you into a reasonable stonewall I think.

In reply to - Sivateja posted an update

Hey Nelson, thanks again for putting this all together!


I had a question about the stonewall, how do you approach:

1. D4 d5, 2. E3 Nf6 3. Bd3 Bg4, 4. f3 bh5

I feel stuck here bc i cant […]

]]> f610a8a5486f3a77374c58d680e35aba David posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/794/#acomment-1965 Mon, 22 Jul 2024 17:57:21 -0600 Note that some of the variations included in the PGN are actually bad lines. I discovered that now when I created a course and my bishop got trapped in one line. I assume that’s bad at least… 😉

In reply to - Dominic posted an update

I’m excited to try the Owen’s Defense and Stonewall openings. Does anyone have best practices for memorizing the move orders from the PGN packages Nelson provides? Looking for tips […]

]]> 453566d01c301d07b384dcaa1a1d19ee David posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/1028/#acomment-1044 Thu, 18 Jul 2024 08:50:19 -0600 Maybe play f4 and Nf3 before Bd3 in this case since there no Bf5 to prevent?

In reply to - Quan G posted an update

Moving on to the Stonewall setup in Module 2. One thing to note is against the accelerated queen’s indian setup:

d4 Nf6 e3 b6 Bd3 Bb7 which attacks g2 pawn.

Then you cannot play f4. […]

]]> ed6aa6f3bab3d031faa50241d039f5b5 David posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/794/#acomment-842 Wed, 17 Jul 2024 08:19:17 -0600 If you have a chessable account you can create a personal courses from the PGN:s and use their opening trainer to memorize the lines. I think Ryan’s advice is better actually but this could be a complement for practical training.

In reply to - Dominic posted an update

I’m excited to try the Owen’s Defense and Stonewall openings. Does anyone have best practices for memorizing the move orders from the PGN packages Nelson provides? Looking for tips […]

]]> 3171bcc42672b8b0d53774e52aed56f3 David posted an update: Wow, that rook lift in the Stonewall. I have been […] https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/724/ Tue, 16 Jul 2024 18:19:17 -0600 Wow, that rook lift in the Stonewall. I have been playing Stonewall, mainly as black against d4 but never really used that line. Now I tried it and got the the bishop sacrifice with a checkmate in my second game as white. Amazing!

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