Stonewall Attack Quick Catch-Up

Welcome to another blog.This time the quick Stonewall Opening.Literally Forced by collaboration partner @Joaquingarza2011

So Usually I setup my pieces like: d5, Nf6, e6, Be7, 0-0, b6, and Bb7. But that f4 pawn is really annoying to me, as it totally restricts my e6 pawn to move further, and it provide a great support for a white knight on e5. If I trade this white knight on e5 off the board, I find that white will have a strong pawn on e5 which have control of f6 and d6, and it will open up the f-file for whites rook. Also almost all of my pieces are stranded on the queenside, while white is launching a king side attack. Trying to break through on the queenside with c7-c5 doesn't seem to solve much of my problems as white has d4 well covered by two pawns.The Stonewall Attack is a Queen's pawn (1.d4) opening for White, which, in the hands of one who understands its relatively straightforward attacking plans and strategies, can be a lethal weapon.

While the opening is not currently in fashion, and isn't typically seen at the very highest levels, the Stonewall Attack is nevertheless very playable at the amateur and club level as most opponents at these levels will be less familiar with how to best defend against it.

The Stonewall Attack can be viewed as a precursor to The London System.  This because the basic Kingside attacking motif of the main line Stonewall Attack can be discerned as having similarities to the main line London System (albeit in a modified form, due to the Stonewall's pawn on f4 and undeveloped dark-square Bishop).  In fact, the straight-forward attacking scheme of the Stonewall is easier to learn as there is far less opening "theory' (i.e., documented lines and variations) to deal with.  Together these two factors suggest that learning and playing the Stonewall first could be an effective avenue, or stepping stone (pun intended), for learning the London System.  In fact, the Stonewall Attack can be played to good effect on its own, and typically much sooner, especially as compared to other, more heavily theory-laden Queen's Pawn openings.

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