Saturday, 24 February 2018

Neglecting development

One of the big risks in neglecting development in the opening is that you increase the risk of getting hit by a surprise tactic. Here is a short example of this, from a game I played today at Street Chess.


Press,Shaun - Tiwari,Rajiv [D00]
Street Chess, 24.02.2018

Start positionPrevious MoveNext MoveEnd positionPlay movesStop playing
1. e4 d5 2. d4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 Bf5 6. Bc4 Nbd7 7. O-O Nb6? 8. Bxf7+ Kxf7 9. Ng5+ Kg6 10. Rxf5 Kxf5 11. Qd3+ Ne4 12. Qxe4+ Kf6 13. Qe6# 1-0

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