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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Stonewall Dutch Ending

This Stonewall Dutch Defense played between Ivan Sokolov and Arthur Yusupov is an excellent example of a Stonewall player spending a lot of time trying to make his bad c8 bishop "good". Notice the problem Bishop has found its way outside the pawn chain only find itself ineffectively positioned with not much bearing on the game



White's pawn chain of b6,c5, and d4 appears rigid, but is actually harmonizing with the Knight at e7 threatening tactical sequences that will turn the b6 pawn into a passer.

So despite Black's two bishops, White has a relatively simple way to win the game. See if you can figure out way to get the temporarily blocked b6 pawn moving towards her queening square.

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