Hmm, that 'Snake Dutch' is rare, sounds interesting. Usually, the LSB remains undeveloped for 10-15 moves because Black has plenty of problems to solve in the Dutch Stonewall, especially after Nh3!, as explained in
Dereque Kelley's video on the variation.
It would be a nightmare for White if Black managed to play Nh6 in the reverse Stonewall, and maybe some players familiar with the mirror move in the Dutch do so; weak club opponents are more likely to develop the knight to f6, but even then life is not easy for White, Black will gain initiative on the q-side, and in this case, the h4 bishop will be offside and have to move back.
Bc1-g5-h4 still sounds better to me than Bc1-d2-e1-h4, at least because it takes one tempo less.
The Leningrad Dutch (with Nc6) looks more attractive than the Stonewall Dutch to me as Black, though if White knows the d5, Qb3, c5, Nc3-a4, Bd2-a5 setup, life isn't easy on c7. Kh8, h6, Qe8, a6, Rb8, b6, Bb7 is a rare defensive setup vs it, but I need to test it in practice before I ever believe that it doesn't work.
Last edited by coon74; 11-25-2014 at 11:50 PM.
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