By Edward Lasker
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Kt-Q3 than exchange Knights, as after this exchange it would not be too difficult for Black to bring his Bishop into play on the King's wing via K1. Both of White's Bishops would be best placed on Kt2. This "Stonewall" opening can also be played by White, who is then a move to the good in the variation just shown. But this opening has practically disappeared from modern tournament games, simply because the QB cannot easily be brought into play. The following variation is reminiscent of the "Stonewall" in the formation of the centre pawns.
Kt-QB3 P-K5 P-B4 PxP Kt-KB3 KKt-Q2 P-QB4 Kt-QB3 If Black were to play BxP at once, White could play Q-Kt4 with an attack on the Knight's Pawn. That is the object of Black's waiting move. White must either play 7. Kt-B3, which prevents his Q-Kt4, or 7. B-Q3, after which Black would take the pawn on B4 with his Knight, getting rid of the White Bishop. 7. Q-Kt4 at once would be answered by P-B4. 7. Kt-B3 8. B-Q3 BxP P-B4 Black cannot castle yet, on account of the following threat, which I give in full because it occurs frequently in practice: 8.
In the first instance, the KP need not be played at all, and the QB --------------------------------------8 | #R | | #B | #Q | #K | #B |#Kt | #R | |---------------------------------------| 7 | #P | #P | | | | #P | #P | #P | |---------------------------------------| 6 | | |#Kt | | | | | | |---------------------------------------| 5 | | | #P | #P | | | | | |---------------------------------------| 4 | | | | ^P | | | | | |---------------------------------------| 3 | | |^Kt | | |^Kt | | | |---------------------------------------| 2 | ^P | ^P | | | ^P | ^P | ^P | ^P | |---------------------------------------| 1 | ^R | | ^B | ^Q | ^K | ^B | | ^R | --------------------------------------A B C D E F G H Diag.