Starting Out: The Dutch Defence Staunton pieces Detailed analyses of games played

Detailed analyses of games played by top pros showing how they build and defend moyos and how they attack them

or when a player discards their last card

you will constantly be faced with choices

Test your knowledge – Each chapter includes tips

We recommend playing these pieces on the following boards:

Starting Out: The Dutch Defence Staunton pieces Detailed analyses of games playedThe Dutch Defence is an ambitious and underrated counter to the queen's pawn opening. With his very first move, Black creates an asymmetrical pawn structure, thus unbalancing the position from a very early stage and allowing both White and Black players to fight for the initiative. Black also has many options within the Dutch Defence, from the ultra solid Stonewall formation through to the fluid Classical System and the dynamic Leningrad Variation. In