[.ca] Dutch Stonewall (ISBN 1857442520)

Well worth the price:
This is a great book. A number of opening books fall into one of two categories: 1. Excessive numbers of variations to learn, with little explanatory information. 2. Insufficient variations, so that one will frequently encounter over the board situations not given in the book. This book avoids both of these shortcomings. It gives a reasonably large number of variations - anything worthwhile/likely to be played by white, AND detailed explanations regarding the strategies behind the moves. The variations are all supported by games of leading players. The book is well written and easy to read. Importantly, it clearly points out some of the pitfalls to be aware of in playing this opening. It also provides brief but insightful annotations to a large number of complete games, adding value beyond simply opening theory. Thoroughly recommended.

Focus on ideas --- Very well done:
I am an intermediate class chessplayer looking for a fairly easy opening to play as black against 1. d4. This book presents a viable defense for black. The focus is on ideas rather than memorizing reams of variations. The introduction section alone is worth the price of the book. This section presents the core ideas in this setup. The rest of the book deals with concrete variations. So if u dont want to memorize page after page of informator symbol headache, get this book.

Excellent Book:
This book tells you everything you will need to know about the Stonewall. It also has a huge collection of games where the Stonewall is used. I highly recommend this book to anybody who needs a defence against 1 d4.