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Finally got a Dutch win

This is probably garbage... it seems that my dutch games end up somewhat chaotic.

This game features a complex queen trade (initially denied), a pretty decent bishop re-route and a ferocious king side attack:

en.lichess.org/lJoUnVrj/black#0

yes... white missed a crushing tactic to win the game.
Why do you sacrifice a pawn with 8...e5?
24...Kh6 instead of 24...Kf7 seems reckless: what if white goes 25 Rd3? You must play ...g5 losing another pawn.
25...Kh5 even more so: the King could go back to g7. If now 26 Rd3 nothing helps.
Thank you tpr... you just gave me the kick in the *** after playing this garbage game. This is the harsh critique I need for improvement. Dutch is a hard defense to play.
Wiggleitjiggleit: if you look closely that queen take with a pawn is actually a declined queen trade.. I would have preferred this trade to launch an attack with tempo.

@Patzer I think the stonewall is preferred in specific situations... which will require more in depth study on my part.
Leningrad Dutch 1...f5, 2...Nf6, 3...g6, Stonewall Dutch 1...f5 2...e6 3...d5 4...c6 or Classical Dutch 1...f5 2...Nf6 3...e6 4...d6 are all playable and none is probably better or worse than the other. It is like saying that Kink's Indian is better or worse than Nimzo-Indian or Queen's Indian. These are just different openings.

After the normal 8...Nbd7 black has even chances.
If possible, I also play the Dutch defense variants, and with White often Bird (f4). All f4 / f5 openings are really not easy to play and require a deep study.
But it pays off ;)

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