Stonewall Attack (chess)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf chess opening
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Stonewall
gptkbp:category gptkb:Queen's_Pawn_Game
Chess openings
Closed games
gptkbp:characteristicPawnStructure pawns on c3, d4, e3, f4
gptkbp:commonPlan attack on Black's kingside
bishop exchange on d3
knight maneuver to e5
pawn break with e4
gptkbp:ECOCode D00
gptkbp:family gptkb:Queen's_Pawn_Game
gptkbp:favoredBy players who like attacking on the kingside
players who like closed positions
gptkbp:firstDocumented late 19th century
gptkbp:hasConcept White aims for a kingside attack
White builds a solid pawn structure with pawns on d4, e3, f4, and c3
gptkbp:historicalPlayers gptkb:Harry_Nelson_Pillsbury
gptkb:Magnus_Carlsen
gptkb:Aron_Nimzowitsch
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Stonewall Attack (chess)
gptkbp:notableGame gptkb:Pillsbury_vs._Gunsberg,_Hastings_1895
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Colle_System
gptkb:Dutch_Defense_(Stonewall_Variation)
gptkb:London_System
gptkbp:thematicSacrifice bishop sacrifice on h7
knight sacrifice on g5
gptkbp:thematicWeakness c1-bishop is often blocked
e4 break can be hard to achieve
queenside can be underdeveloped
gptkbp:theme kingside attack
solid pawn structure
control of e5 square
gptkbp:typicalMoveOrder 1.d4 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.Bd3 e6 4.f4 c5 5.c3 Nc6 6.Nf3
gptkbp:typicalPiecePlacement Bishop on d3, Knight on f3, Queen on e2
gptkbp:usedBy amateurs
club players
occasionally by grandmasters
gptkbp:weakness e5 square can be weak if not controlled
light-squared bishop can be passive
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Stonewall
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6