chess opening #9298 (9)A Dutch tragedy Annotated by sotw (1856): An action packed Dutch Defense I played in my first tournament. White deviates from standard play here. I think there is nothing wrong with placing the queen on c2 but it is quiet and leaves the initiative to black. Improving the queen, she can now support queenside expansion, or she can slip to f7 to pressure the f-file. It also prevents potential pins with the rook by a knight on…Evan vs. Sam |