Now this is going into subjective experience "well I beat a lot of players with it" the same can be said about Smith-Morra Gambit which you put in tricks only but is actually better than the Stonewall tbh.
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According to your objective list, the Stonewall is better than the Italian, English, French, Caro-Kann and King's Indian.
May 11, 2023
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#24
SamuelAjedrez95 wrote:
According to your objective list, the Stonewall is better than the Italian, English, French, Caro-Kann and King's Indian.
because its more fun?
also i made the list in 5 minutes, dont expect it to be accurate
May 11, 2023
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#25
just because its more fun does not mean its better
the stonewall gives black equality/good edge and is easy for black to win
I'm not a fan of the Stonewall when players rely on it as their entire repertoire. But as an occasional opening, I'd say it's completely fine.
Here's Magnus Carlsen on the Stonewall.
Audience member: "How do you get an 11 year old who's a 1500 rated player to give up using the Stonewall as his favorite opening?"
Carlsen: "I don't know what you're talking about. The Stonewall is an excellent opening. I play it myself ..."
That audience member's son, afterward: "Hah! In your FACE, Dad!" 
IronSteam1 wrote:
Ilampozhil25 wrote:
my points about the french variations still hold
we really need thriller fan here to decide
ThrillerFan would say something like:
"1...e5, Sicilian, French, and Caro-Kann go at the top. All the rest can be ignored."
Hey bro let's be friends
May 11, 2023
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#29
my tierlist
I think it's pretty accurate, maybe I put the Ponziani too high
May 11, 2023
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#30
Here's mine. I think it's pretty accurate, but I'm sure there are some people who will disagree with a lot of it.
I didn't rank the Sicilian Defense itself; just the different types of Sicilians.
May 11, 2023
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#31
the grünfeld as WAYYYY better than the italian
you are over-ranking the italian the petrov way too much
May 11, 2023
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#34
Sea_TurtIe wrote:
I ranked the Petroff way too much, huh? You barely ranked it any lower.
May 11, 2023
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#35
Sea_TurtIe wrote:
the grünfeld as WAYYYY better than the italian
you are over-ranking the italian the petrov way too much
Yep. I'm sure you know what you're talking about.
Like, why? Do you have any reason? I would love to know.
May 12, 2023
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#36
I’m starting to question the quality of the original tierlist. The creator included Fools’ Mate but forgot the Nimzo-Indian, Bogo-Indian, Queen’s Indian, Evans Gambit, Vienna Opening etc. The Benoni was included, where’s the Benko? Stonewall and London were included, what about the Colle and Torre Attack? They included a gambit as unsound as the Jerome and left out the Halloween Gambit? And if we’re using opening variations like Tarrasch French, where’s the Paulsen French?
May 12, 2023
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#37
Mugiwara wrote:
I’m starting to question the quality of the original tierlist. The creator included Fools’ Mate but forgot the Nimzo-Indian, Bogo-Indian, Queen’s Indian, Evans Gambit, Vienna Opening etc. The Benoni was included, where’s the Benko? Stonewall and London were included, what about the Colle and Torre Attack? They included a gambit as unsound as the Jerome and left out the Halloween Gambit? And if we’re using opening variations like Tarrasch French, where’s the Paulsen French?
oh yea didnt notice lmao
Sea_TurtIe wrote:
samuel, what do you think about this tierlist? realistic? true?
It makes sense. I would probably move the Scandi down a notch though.
Mugiwara wrote:
I’m starting to question the quality of the original tierlist. The creator included Fools’ Mate but forgot the Nimzo-Indian, Bogo-Indian, Queen’s Indian, Evans Gambit, Vienna Opening etc. The Benoni was included, where’s the Benko? Stonewall and London were included, what about the Colle and Torre Attack? They included a gambit as unsound as the Jerome and left out the Halloween Gambit? And if we’re using opening variations like Tarrasch French, where’s the Paulsen French?
It's not the OP's fault. Those are the only options provided by the tierlist site.
totally objective list that took about 5 minutes
the stone wall gives black too easy of a game
no theory required, perfect blitz opening
A lot of garbage is playable in blitz, as there isn't enough time to calculate precisely or blunder check in every case.
Stonewall isn't very good.
at high level*
in longer time controls i could still pretty soundly beat a player my rating with the stonewall, the advantage they get from the opening is probably not enough for them to convert to a win