stonewall

what do you think of this opening

Looks like the Torre to me.  Dealing with the weak b2 can be a hassle, but otherwise it can be fun.

I actually think I found this opening on wikipedia and it said it was a good opening but was not used by masters and Iam trying to make it a strong opening.

The thing I changed was that the black bishop was not to be moved but then it was locked in place and unusable.

Hopfully you can see that it is ment to produce a strong attack on the king moreso if the king is castled

Very typical of the Colle-Zukertort and it's related systems.  The Bg5 is characteristic of the Torre Attack, one of my favorites.

You'll run into trouble on the 4th move against better players who have seen this before.  Black will handle your move sequence by going after the poison pawn, as so:

1.d4 Nf6  2.Nf3 d5  3.Bg5 Qd6  4.e3 Qb4+  5.Nbd2 Qxb2

After which most lines favor Black except for:  6.c4 c6  7.Bxf6 exf6, etc. which is dead even.

This has long been my favorite…it’s the Torre Attack. If Black is not carefule White can get a very strong attack. It’s been used by players like Susan Polgar, Piket, Spasskyand even Kasparov. To play it correctly White’s strategy has to vary depending on Black’s set up.

If Black chooses a Q-Gambit type setup e.g. 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 Be7 4.NBD2 d5 White develops his minor pieces Ne5, Qf3, O-O and tries to follow up with Qh3, Re3, Qh4 and Rh3. He should plan on meeting …cxd4 with exd4.

With a Sicilian type setup: 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 c5 4.e3 cxd4 5.exd4 Be7 6.NBd2 d6 7.c3 White usually plays Nc4, Qe2, O-O then centralizes both R’s moves the Bg5 back, Ng5 and Qh4

Against the P-grab 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.B-g5 c5 4.e3 Qb6 5.Nbd2! Qxb2 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O White will play Nc4, Rb1 and d5 with play in the center. Spassky (and others) have shown this is dangerous for Black because White gets a strong attack.

If Black plays 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 h6 then White should play 4.Bxf6 and advance the e-Pawn, develop his minor pieces and plays for a K-side attack with h4.

Against the K-Indian type setup White plays, after Nbd2, e4, c3 and develops the f1B at e2, overprotects his e-Pawn, plays Nc4 and Bf1 then pushes the Q-side P’s.

These are just the general guidelines for the strategy against some typical Black setups. I’ve personally found the hardest to meet is when Black plays an early …Ne4 because it does not give White the type of game he normally expects. I’ve tried retreating the B to h4 and f4 and have found f4 to be better suited for me.

The Stonewall involves White having P’s at c3, d4, e3 and f4 and a N at e5. I experimented with it in my early years and found it unsuitable against all but the weakest opponents.

WOW I'd just started out with the stonewall and was adjusting as needed, did not know of the Torre attack. But at my lvl of play I figured it was good because it attacks the castled king what seems to me very well. I guess I need to look at the Torre Attack and see games played out on it. I really want to thank you allbecause this gives me things to think about and study.

I use the Colle as my opening for white, and have had very good success at the club level.  I even use it at big tournments like the national open.  It is fun and easy to learn and use.