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Stonewall Attack

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4{{{square}}} white pawn{{{square}}} white pawn4
3{{{square}}} white pawn{{{square}}} white bishop{{{square}}} white pawn{{{square}}} white knight3
2{{{square}}} white pawn{{{square}}} white pawn{{{square}}} white knight{{{square}}} white pawn{{{square}}} white pawn2
1{{{square}}} white rook{{{square}}} white bishop{{{square}}} white queen{{{square}}} white king{{{square}}} white rook1
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The Stonewall set-up

Noun

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Stonewall Atack (uncountable)

  1. A Closed Game system in chess, characterized by white developing pawns to d4 and e3, bishop to d3, knight to d2, and then completing the Stonewall structure by playing pawns to c3 and f4.

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