Playing the Stonewall Dutch by Nikola Sedlak

Descripción

Playing the Stonewall Dutch by Nikola Sedlak The Dutch Defence is one of Black’s most

combative responses to 1.d4, and the Stonewall is the boldest version of this opening. Black

immediately seizes space in the centre and clamps down on the e4-square, laying the foundations for

a complicated strategic battle.

opening

Many players believe the Stonewall to be a substandard opening, naively assuming that the e5-

outpost and bad light-squared bishop must give White the advantage. GM Nikola Sedlak disagrees,

and in Playing the Stonewall Dutch he shares the insights that have helped him to rack up a

healthy plus score from Black’s side. In addition to providing a complete repertoire in the main lines

of the Stonewall, this book also offers useful guidance on dealing with Anti-Dutch variations and

various move-order subtleties.

 

GM Nikola Sedlak is a former Serbian Champion who has won both the EU Individual Open

Championship and an Olympiad gold medal. He has played the Stonewall for many years against

strong opponents, achieving excellent results.

Nikola Sedlak

“Those looking for an aggressive but solid answer to 1.d4, which emphasizes understanding over tons

of theory, will find Playing the Stonewall Dutch an excellent guide to this practical opening. Sedlak

offers the reader an excellent mixture of analysis and explanatory prose and the conclusions at the

end of each chapter, in which the author emphasizes the key points he wishes to make, are especially helpful.”

Reviews

“Nikola Sedlak is a Serbian Grand master and he clearly likes to practice what he preaches (surely an

essential trait for any author of opening books), as there are numerous illustrative games of his own.”

“The aggressive lines given in this book will be a boon for those who need to play for a win as Black in

Swiss tournaments and the like.”

GM

“The Introduction chapter is 13 pages of invaluable discussion of the overall strategy of the Stonewall

structure interspersed with plans, strategic ideas, themes and motifs. Re-reading until you fully

understand these ideas will be time well spent. Each main content chapter comprises a schematic of

variations followed by a detailed introduction to the ideas and then a number of high quality model

games, many of which have the author playing the black pieces. The analysis and recommendations

are generous with explanations…

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