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Brian Towers ♦
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In the following setup of Stonewall Attack:

[FEN ""]
1. c3 a1null 2. d4 a2null 3. e3 a3null 4. f4 a4null 5. Bd3

Wouldn't that make the king vulnerable to diagonal attacks from a bishop or a queen? If yes, what variation of the opening mymay be used to counter this problem? If no, how? Thanks!

In the following setup of Stonewall Attack:

[FEN ""]
1. c3 a1 2. d4 a2 3. e3 a3 4. f4 a4 5. Bd3

Wouldn't that make the king vulnerable to diagonal attacks from a bishop or a queen? If yes, what variation of the opening my be used to counter this problem? If no, how? Thanks!

In the following setup of Stonewall Attack:

[FEN ""]
1. c3 null 2. d4 null 3. e3 null 4. f4 null 5. Bd3

Wouldn't that make the king vulnerable to diagonal attacks from a bishop or a queen? If yes, what variation of the opening may be used to counter this problem? If no, how? Thanks!

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Weakness in the Stonewall setup?

In the following setup of Stonewall Attack:

[FEN ""]
1. c3 a1 2. d4 a2 3. e3 a3 4. f4 a4 5. Bd3

Wouldn't that make the king vulnerable to diagonal attacks from a bishop or a queen? If yes, what variation of the opening my be used to counter this problem? If no, how? Thanks!