[Event "Stonewall: Chapter 1a: Perfect Stonewall w. White"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/5oae6ohs/wxMlkYet"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D00"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Stonewall Attack"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Alians"] [UTCDate "2020.09.10"] [UTCTime "20:31:28"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/5oae6ohs/wxMlkYet"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 d5 2. e3 { White develops pawns on black squares. } 2... Nf6 3. Bd3 { Bd3 prevents white's light Bishop from coming out } 3... e6 (3... Nc6 { Remember that the order of movement matters: against Nc6 push c3 earlier to claim the b4 square. }) 4. Nd2 { Nd2 defends e4 from Black knight } 4... Bd6 { In response to Bd6, white pushes f } 5. f4 { Preparing e5 as possible knight outpost later } 5... O-O 6. Ngf3 Nc6 7. c3 { White is now ready to castle } 7... Bd7 8. Ne5 { The knight takes control of the center } 8... Qe7 9. O-O { White can now attack kingside by bringing the rook up to f3 and then to h3, putting pressure on h7. Later, the Queen can come this way too. } *