How to beat the Stonewall attack

 

Main weaknesses of Stonewall Attack for White :-

• weak point at e4 square
• non development of White's Queen-side
• dark squared Bishop weak

This opening is good for White only if black has no idea what to do.

How to SMASH White’s stonewall

Black should go for a setup with Queen-side expansion starting with c5 challenging White centre.

Here is an example game:-

Here's another game to reinforce the main ideas :-