Nice analysis of our game.
The aim of the move f4 in the opening was to get a Dutch Stonewall position without locked dark squared bishop.
The good thing when playing against me is that you can always hope for some huge mistakes (which I finally also did, but you run out of time). :)
@rosmariy moved to Italy. I wish good luck in the new country then!
Yeahas I mentioned in the video, at the moment of changing the black squares bishop that was a great improvement for your position, it is as if you were playing an improved stone-wall or something like that.
Yes, sometimes I even exchange that bishop in these positions for the knight at f6 (also not to allow black to control e4), which is still better than to lock it in at c1 ...
But right, of course I also like to exchange it for the black squared bishop of the opponent if he allows it.