Space, time and force are the three factors governing a chess board at all times. It is important not to waste time by playing moves which are premature or what one calls waste moves in chess. Playing moves out of turn without paying attention to development gives advantage to the opponent especially if played in the initial stages of the game.
In the game that follows, White too wastes a couple of moves with a pawn on the queen side in the early stages at the cost of development.
This immediately allows Black to get a good grip on the game and White fails to recover.
The interesting point to note in this game is the very late development of White's knight, almost when the game has totally slipped out of hand.
White: Emil Sutovsky (2587) – Black: Alexander Onischuk (2657)
Rubinstein Memorial, 1999
The Scotch Game
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4
The Scotch Game
3. ..exd4 4.Nxd4 Bb4+
This is a slightly offbeat line. The usual continuation is 4...Nf6 and 4...Bc5
5.c3 Bc5 6.Be3 Better appears 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Bd3 Qh4 8.Qe2 Nf6 9.h3 0–0 10.g3 Qh5 11.g4 Qe5 12.g5 Nxe4
6...Bb6 7.Nxc6
A novelty! It would be interesting to try 7.Nf5
7...bxc6 8.Bd4 Nf6 9.e5
White can also try out 9.Bd3
9...Nd5 10.Bc4 0–0 11.0–0
If 11.Bxd5 cxd5 12.Bxb6 axb6 13.Qxd5 Ra5 14.Qd4 Re8 and Black manages o get a slight edge
11...d6
A good move!
12.a4
Difficult to understand this move. White should have concentrated on development. If 12.Bxd5 cxd5 13.Bxb6 axb6 14.Qxd5 Ra5
12...Be6
Diagram 1
13.a5
More difficult to understand this one! White continues his advance on the queen side at the cost of development. This allows Black to take control. White could have been better off playing 13.Nd2 c5 14.Bxd5 Bxd5 15.Be3
13...Bxd4 14.Qxd4 Qg5
The queen comes out rather menacingly, straight into enemy territory, threatening the rival pieces.
15.Re1
White is going wayward and once again, this is not a right move. White is losing a vital central pawn without any real compensation. The correct move here is 15.f4 dxe5 16.fxg5 exd4 17.Bxd5 Bxd5 18.cxd4 where he gets some chance to equalise the position after 18...Rab8 19.Rf2 Rb4 20.Nc3! Be6
15...Nf4 16.g3
If 16.Bf1 dxe5 17.Qxe5 Nh3+ 18.Kh1 Nxf2+ gives advantage to Black
16...Nh3+ 17.Kg2
If 17.Kf1 dxe5 appears better for black
17...c5
Driving the defending pieces from the light squared bishop
18.Qe3
If 18.Qd2 Bxc4 19.Kxh3
18...Bxc4 19.Kxh3 Qh5 20.Kg2 Bd5+ 21.Kg1 Rae8 22.f4
If 22.Qd3 Rxe5 23.Rxe5 Qxe5 24.Nd2 Re8 with black firmly in the driver's seat
22...f6
Black is persistently attacking and all White can think about is trying not to lose material
23.Qd3 Qf7 24.e6 Rxe6 25.Na3
The development of the knight comes too late. White has persistently neglected development and now it is too late, the game has already slipped out of his hands. If 25.Nd2 Rfe8 26.Rxe6 Qxe6 27.Rd1 Bc6 also does not help his cause.
25...Rfe8 26.Rxe6 Qxe6 27.Rd1. If 27.f5 Qe4 28.Qxe4 Rxe4 29.Nb5 Re2
27...Bc6 28.Qc4
With everything in proper place, Black is interested in swapping queens. If 28.b4 Qa2 29.Qc4+ Qxc4 30.Nxc4 Re4! 31.Na3 cxb4 32.cxb4 Ba4 33.Rb1 Re3
28...Qxc4 29.Nxc4 d5 30.Na3
He can consider 30. Nd2
30...Re2 31.b4 d4 32.b5
If 32.bxc5 Rg2+ 33.Kf1 Ra2 34.Nb1 Rxh2 35.cxd4 Rh1+ 36.Ke2 Bf3+
32...Bf3 33.cxd4 Rg2+! 34.Kf1 Ra2 35.Rc1
If 35.Rd3 Be2
35...Rxa3 36.a6 cxd4 37.Kf2 and White resigned as 37.Rxc7 d3 38.Rd7 Ra2 39.Ke1 Re2+ 40.Kf1 d2
Diagram 2
White to play and win
Rxh6 Bxh6 2.Qxh6 f6 3.Bb3+ and it is all over for Black.
