Sedlak: Playing the Stonewall Dutch (gebunden) Spielmaterial That is what the Rossolimo

That is what the Rossolimo Sicilian offers and why this opening has become so popular with chess players all over the world

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It leads to sharp strategically unbalanced play and brings Black excellent practical results

and not only those that are taken from practical games

Sedlak: Playing the Stonewall Dutch (gebunden) Spielmaterial That is what the RossolimoThe 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. 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,