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Martin posted an update
In the Stonewall, one of the aims seems to be to get the knight to E5 but when to do it. Should I leave it if black has a knight defending and let them go to the square first (or leave it empty) or is it best to take the initiative and move there, re-taking black’s taking knight with a pawn? I know there are many answers to this but I’m just looking for a typical move.
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This is how I try to play that situation
Check out this #chess game: RyanLLeBlanc vs mtahana993 – https://www.chess.com/live/game/114894517495
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Actually, he had a bishop defending it there. But in general, if one of his knights is on f6 and I can jump a knight into e5 (even if it can be captured, forcing me to recapture with the pawn on f4), I generally do it because after the recapture with my pawn it kicks the knight off of f6 and removes a king side defender.
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Good game Ryan
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Martin, if you’ve developed everything else and that’s the next step, it’s okay to initiate and recapture with the f pawn.
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