page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 64  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Gruenfeld vs P F Johner 1-0 85 1920 Goteborg B A93 Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation 2. V Makogonov vs Botvinnik 1-0 44 1940 Moscow ch-SU A93 Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation 3. D Scott vs A Truscott   0-1 36 1946 Nottingham-B2 A93 Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation 4. J Souza-Mendes vs Letelier   1-0 66 1946 Mar del Plata ARG A93 Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation 5. Kotov vs Lisitsin   1-0 41 1948 Ch URS A93 Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation 6. B Tot vs Theo P Van den Tol   ½-½ 34 1950 Vienna A93 Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation 7. Golombek vs J H Donner   1-0 34 1951 Bad Pyrmont zt A93 Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation 8. T Salo vs T Sakellaropoulos   1-0 40 1952 Helsinki ol (Men) A93 Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation 9. Julio Bolbochan vs Guimard   ½-½ 21 1953 Mar del Plata (Argentina) A93 Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation 10. Filip vs Szabo 1-0 41 1953 Bucharest A93 Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation 11. J L Alvarez del Monte vs Trompowsky   0-1 40 1954 Montevideo A93 Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation 12. Ujtelky vs I Ivanco   1-0 33 1955 SVK-ch A93 Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation 13. Averbakh vs Botvinnik 1-0 44 1957 Training Game A93 Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation 14. Zamikhovsky vs M Usachyi   ½-½ 41 1958 Kiev-ch A93 Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation 15. Bobotsov vs Tolush   ½-½ 26 1958 Asztalos mem A93 Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation 16. V Osnos vs Kholmov   ½-½ 22 1958 URS-ch sf A93 Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation 17. A Hollis vs D E Lloyd   ½-½ 39 1959 Stevenson mem A93 Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation 18. B Vladimirov vs Smyslov   1-0 43 1961 08, Baku A93 Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation 19. Portisch vs I Farago   ½-½ 101 1965 Ungarn A93 Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation 20. H MacGrillen vs D A MacDaeid 0-1 27 1965 IRL-ch A93 Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation 21. I Jankovec vs F Blatny   1-0 33 1970 CSR-ch Havirov A93 Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation 22. G Garcia Gonzales vs S Mariotti   1-0 41 1977 It ( cat. 13 ) A93 Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation 23. Hort vs R Byrne 1-0 50 1978 Bugojno A93 Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation 24. W Schmidt vs Spassky   ½-½ 46 1978 Buenos Aires BCA A93 Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation 25. M Litinskaya-Shul vs A B Grinfeld ½-½ 35 1979 URS-ch (Women) A93 Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 64    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

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Jul-27-04    Giancarlo: This position does seem rather drawish and the wins go in whites favour. As a dutch player tbough I like to play the same opening as shown here but with 6..d6 instead, does snyone have any thing to say about that variation? I think it's beter then this one... Jul-27-04    trogdor: It's about the same. Jul-27-04    Dudley: The win % looks terrible for black, but in my experience the stonewall is highly effective at lower levels of playing strength. The ...d6 line is recommended should white position his knight on h3 instead of f3-the Blackburne variation. If white doesn't fianchetto and castles K side, black has a virtually automatic attack with the stonewall. Jul-06-05    Giancarlo: yeaaaahaha this is what I call an opening of the day!! I think <Dudley> is generally right, that this type of play tends to work in the lower levels, however I have used it quite successfully in the exact opposite!

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