The goal of Win with the Stonewall Dutch is to provide Black with a complete repertoire based on the Dutch Modern Stonewall: 1 d4 f5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 g3 e6 4 Bg2 d5 5 0-0 Bd6 6 c4 c6. It’s an opening for players who like “to sit down and have an interesting battle.”

Seconds Please
This month Carsten Hansen looks at five chess books that are in their second edition. In addition, he also examines the latest Chess Informant, which has been changed quite a bit compared to earlier volumes.

Texas Tech
Sixty qualifiers from forty-four states are at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas to compete for the most prestigious all-girls national championship in the United States. Susan Polgar reports.

Left Behind
It is great to strive for the win, but it is difficult to have a perfect response to every opening. According to Gary Lane, there will be times when you have to fight your opponent on his territory, otherwise you will be left behind at the bottom of the tournament.

Mathematical Proof
In the Skittles Room, Dan Heisman postulates that one cannot make the position better by making a move.

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