very informative! kudos to you!
art of planning (Dutch gambit) part 23/25
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Please note that all the info. in this post are taken from outside sources, they will be mentionned in the last section (special thanks and others sources section)..AND DON'T FORGET TO ALWAYS LOOK FOR COMMENTS UNDER EACH DIAGRAMS!!!
Dutch gambit
The Dutch Defense is one of those openings where Black doesn't hide his intentions and starts preparing a King's side attack from the very first moves. The Stonewall variation is one of the most positionally sound lines of the Dutch. It is a well known rule that in most cases a strike in the center is the best response to an attack on the side of the board. That's why before launching his attack Black closes the center. This line became very popular at some point thanks to numerous efforts of Mikhail Botvinnik. Black's strategic plan is very simple. First he places his pawns on the c6, d5, e6 and f5 squares (this formation resembles a wall and that's how the opening got its name). Then the Black Knight goes to e4, the Queen goes to h5 via the e8 square and the Rook lift (Rf8-f6-h6) competes his dangerous attacking set up. The next game is a good example of how just one spark can lead to a fire in White's position
An equally beautiful finish happened in the following game which got the name "the Polish Immortal".
The next Botvinnik's game is one of his classic wins on the Black side of the Dutch that made the opening popular worldwide. Black conducted his attack very energetically!
The last game played by two modern GMs demonstrates that even today the Dutch Stonewall is a very dangerous weapon