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Deccan Herald » Sportscene » Detailed Story
Moving pieces early is important to ensure better safety
Manisha Mohite

Chess basics stress on early development of pieces that is moving the pieces from their original squares as early as possible and also on castling early to ensure the safety of the King. However in certain positions it becomes difficult to develop pieces and also to castle.

In the game which follows, White castles on the queen side where as Black concentrates on launching an attack. Black does not take time off for castling and also is unable to develop his King side bishop early. In this particular instance it does not matter for White cannot get his attack going while Black breaks into enemy territory even as the Black King remains pretty safe in the middle of the board.
White: Giorgi Bakhtadze (2403) – Black: Alik Gershon (2492)
Yerevan, 1999
Sicilian defence
1.e4 c5
The Sicilian defence
2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.f3 Qb6
If 6...Nxd4 7.Qxd4 g6 8.b3
7.Nb3 e6 8.Qe2 a6 9.Be3
White had earlier made his intention of castling on the queen side and this move reinforces his idea. If 9.g4 h6 (9...Qc7 10.g5 Nd7 11.Be3 b5 12.0–0–0 Nce5) 10.Be3 Qc7 11.0–0–0 b5 12.Kb1 Ne5 13.Qf2 b4
9...Qc7 10.g4
Immediately aiming for the King side. 10. ..b5. Black retaliates on the King side
11.0–0–0 Nd7
He could have developed with 11. ..Bb7
12.Kb1
Taking time out to get the King out of the diagonal which could prove dangerous later on
12. ..Nce5.
Twofold ideas. The threat is 13. ..b4 and also the queen can attack on the open file
13.Qf2
If 13.f4 Nc4 14.Bd4 Bb7
13...Bb7 14.Rg1 Nc4
If 14...Rc8 15.f4 (15.Nd4 b4 16.Nce2 Nc4 17.Bc1 e5 18.Nb3 Na3+) 15...b4 16.fxe5 bxc3 17.exd6 Bxd6 18.Bd4 Be5 with White in a better position
15.Bxc4
Immediately exchanging the knight which has entered his territory
15. ..bxc4
If 15...Qxc4 16.Na5
16.Nd4
If 16.Nd2 Be7 17.Qe2 Rc8 18.g5 0–0 19.f4 d5
16...Rb8 17.g5 Nc5
If 17...g6 18.h4 Bg7 19.h5 0–0 20.hxg6 hxg6 21.Rh1 Qb6 22.Qh2 Rfc8 23.Qh7+ Kf8 24.Nxe6+
18.Qe2 Qb6 19.Bc1
He has to protect the ‘b’ pawn as Black ahs doubled on the open file with his queen and rook
19. ..a5. If 19...g6 20.Qxc4 Bg7 21.Na4 Nxa4 22.Qxa4+ Ke7 23.c3 Rhc8 24.Qa3 and White does look better with an extra pawn
20.f4
Deciding not to capture the pawn as 20.Qxc4 Ba6
20...Ba6
If 20...Nd3 21.cxd3 Qxd4 22.Be3 Nd3. 23.bxc3 Bxe4+ 24.Ka1 Rb1 check-mate and if 22...cxd3 23.Rxd3 Qc4
21.f5
A dubious move! It would have been an unclear position after  21.Qe3
21...Nd3 22.cxd3
If 22.fxe6 fxe6 23.Nxe6 Nxb2 24.Nd5 Nxd1+ 25.Nxb6 Rxb6+ 26.Ka1 Rb1+ 27.Kxb1 Nc3+ 28.Kb2 Nxe2 with White in a better position
22...Qxd4 23.Ka1 cxd3 24.Qe1
Diagram 1
24. ..Be7
This bishop is developed almost in the ending stages of the game. The Black King has also not castled but it does not matter now
25.Be3 Qb4 26.Qf2 a4
Black is in a commanding position
27.Rc1 Bd8 28.fxe6
White is a trifle late. If 28.Bd4 0–0 29.f6 g6 30.Rg2 a3 31.b3 Ba5–+ 32.Qh4 h5
28...fxe6 29.e5 Rf8 30.Qg2 d5
If 30...Rf3? 31.g6 Rxe3 32.gxh7
31.Nd1 Bc4
If 31...a3 32.Rb1 Bc7 wins for Black
32.Qh3 Kd7 33.Qxh7 Rf3 34.Qxg7+ Be7 35.Bd4
If 35.Rg2 a3 36.b3 Rxe3 37.Nxe3 d2 38.Rc2 Bd3 wins for Black and if 35.Rg3 Rf1 36.Rg2 a3 37.b3 Rxd1! 38.Rxd1 Qc3+ 39.Kb1 Bxb3also wins.
35...d2 36.Rc3
If 36.Rc2 Ra3 37.Nc3 Qb3
 36...Rf4 37.Be3 d4 38.a3 Qb6! 39.Rxc4 dxe3 40.Rc3
White resigned for if 40.Rxf4 e2 and if 40.Rc3 e2 41.Rd3+ Rd4.
Diagram 2
White to play and win
1.Nb6+ Qxb6
If 1...Ka7 2.Nc8+ Qxc8 3.Qxd6 and if  1...Kb8 2.Bxe6
 2.Qxd6 and White wins.

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