Repertoire books can be more abstract in concept than aiming for certain perceived playing styles. If anything this sort of thing is more useful in striving for the more universal style of play necessary today for success.

Tullius wrote on 01/25/12 at 17:29:37:


4... d5 is a major line here and if White continues with 5.Nf3 then both 5... Nf6 and 5... Nh6 (intending ... f6 & ... Nf7) are possible.

After 1.d4 g6 2.c4 White also has to be ready for 2... f5 again transposing to the Dutch though here ideas with an early h4 may be interesting. 

I have the first edition of this book an while far from perfect it was an interesting read.

I expect the same here and in a book like this some things have to be left out...

If we are to believe Nunn and McNab they are inferiore to the KID as well.

Kashgar wrote on 01/25/12 at 09:28:01:

This is an omission indeed. 5.e3 O-O 6.Bd3 d6 is Van den Berg-Burstein, Tel Aviv 1956, but 6...d5 is a Stonewall White might want to avoid.

TN wrote on 01/25/12 at 06:55:52:

Unfortunately for White those who own Williams' Play the Classical Dutch know how to play against it.

Me having played 1.e4 for more than 20 years just answer 1...e6 with 2.e4.

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I think you have to play 2.c4. The repertoire switsches to 1.e4 lines only after 1.d4 d6.

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As i have played the Durch (Classic/Dutch) in the past i was interested to see his lines against these variations. His solution is that he avoids the g2-setup and plays 2.c4 and 3.Nf3. As most Dutch player have learnt here 3.Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 should be an easy equalizer. Kaufmann now gives 5.Qb3 or 5.Bd2 with a later g3 (which he favours a little bit). 

His main idea is that White will have the better persepective if Black changes on c3 because White has the two bishops. This is a common theme in his approach because he values the bishop pair very high (4.Qc2 in the Nimzo is an other example). The lines he gives are at least very clever and reasoned.

I made an countercheck in Johnson/Bern "Win with the Stonewall Dutch" and in the light of Kaufman`s book it seemed they missed some critical ideas when White plays without g3 (the same seems true for 2.Bg5). The Ld2 with g3 is not also convered by Williams in "Play the Classical Dutch". In these lines there is a lot of poison and many black players and advocates have a tendency to underrate them.

The Stonewall against Nc3 without g3 is not considered good because 4....d5?! 5. Lf4! gives Black serious problems (Johnson/Bern).

Overall i think the Kaufman repertoire is extrem solid and will give you good chances to gain an advantage. It is ideal as starting point for developing your own repertoire and even when you choose other systems you will you have at least a good backup plan.

TN wrote on 01/25/12 at 06:55:52:


The old Burgess/Pedersen book had 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 and a section on 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5, I think.

gwnn wrote on 01/19/12 at 11:43:13:


I just received the book today and had a quick flick through before work. It seems as though he has completely left out a repertoire for White vs. the Stonewall/Classical Dutch against those who enter it via 1.. e6 or via the Noteboom move order (stronewall)!   

In the introduction for the Dutch chapter he mentions that 1.. e6  is the only way for black players to enter Stonewall, Classical mainlines but then proceeds to only analyse 1.. e6 lines involving an early Bb4+.  There is no mention at all of an f5 possibility in his Semi-Slav chapter.

Have I missed something??

Huggy