A chess player always dreams about invading the last rank, infiltrate into enemy territory and settle the issue in his favour. However, invading the last rank is always difficult as this is the rank where all the pieces are originally positioned and even as the game progresses, a couple of pieces are always posted for defence. The player then has to lure or exchange the pieces defending the first rank and victory is nearer.
However, in the game which follows, material and positional balance is maintained till the mid-game but White then errs and commits virtual suicide by removing a rook himself from the crucial first rank, which it was steadfastly guarding. Black is quick to pounce on this lapse and infiltrates devastatingly to steer the game in his favour.
White: Peter Wells (2515) – Black: Emil Sutovsky (2575)
Oxford, 1998
Trompowsky Opening
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5
The Trompowsky Opening
2...Ne4 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3
White is more keen on exchanging the central knight rather than pushing it back.
5...Nf6
Not the right move as Black wastes a move. He could have simply continued with his development. 6. Nf3
White could have considered 6. dxc5 Qa5+
6...Nc6 7. 0–0 Bg4 8. c3 e6 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. Qb1
An interesting move. White is targeting the King-side long range and is also threatening to anchor the knight at the center.
10...Bh5 11. Ne5 Bg6
The bishop has retreated to change the diagonal and is inviting an exchange with the light square bishop or the knight.
12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. Nf3 Nh5 14. Be5 Bd6 15. Bb5
If 15. Bxg6 15...Bxe5 16. dxe5 fxg6 17. Qxg6+ Kd7 18. g4 Qf8 19. Kg2 Qxf3+ gives advantage to Black.
15...0–0 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Qc2. The idea here is to push the ‘c’ pawn.
17...Be7 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. c4 Rc8 20. Rac1 Nf6 21. Bxf6
Here White should have given a thought to  21. Qa4
21...gxf6 22. Qa4
Hunting for new targets.
22...Qb6
Black also plays a good defensive move
23. Rc2 Be7 24. Rfc1 c5 25. cxd5 exd5 26. e4
If 26. Rd1 Rfd8 27. Rcd2 Qe6. 26...Rfd8 27. exd5 Rxd5 28. h4. A mistake.
Looks like White panicked here and tried to vacate a square for the King as the back rank looked a bit vulnerable. It is difficult to understand here why White after opening the central file showed no inclination to control it.
He could have tried out 28. Re2
28...Rcd8
Now black has doubled and is in total control of the ‘d’ file.
29. Re2. Finally he moves on to the ‘e’ file but he has left it a bit late.
29...Bf8 30. Rce1
Things are getting interesting with White now doubling his rooks on the ‘e’ file.
30...Kg7 31. b3 a5 32. Re8
He could have tried to get his queen on to a Kingside attack by swinging with 32. Qg4. 32...Qb4
A good move.
33. Qc6
If 33. Qxb4 axb4 34. Kf1
33...Rxe8 34. Qxe8 c4! 35. Qa8
A blunder! Probably rattled by the weak moves, White commits another mistake. He could have held on with 35. bxc4 Qxc4 36. Qe2 Qxe2 37. Rxe2
35...Rd3
Diagram 1...

36. Re4
Another big blunder! White should have left his rook on the first rank which really looks vulnerable now. White did not really have much good moves at his disposal but he could have offered more resistance with 36. Qe4 Rc3 37. bxc4 Rxc4 (37...Qxc4 38. Qxc4 Rxc4 39. Re2) 38. Qe2 Qa4
36...Rd1+ 37. Kh2 Qd6+ 38. g3 c3 39. Rc4 Qd3 and White resigned.
Diagram2...

Black to play and win.
1... Nxg3
Black is in a dominating position as White is helpless and cannot accept any piece.
2. Nf3 Nf1+ 3. Kh1 Qxf3 4. Qxf1. If 4. ..Bxf3 then 5. Rh2 checkmate
4. ..Qxf1  and Black wins.
Manisha Mohite