JOIN USInaccurate moves in the opening stages of a chess game most often lead to cramped positions and development problems.
Therefore careful preparation and lot of homework has to be done to strengthen the opening phase of a game. Once the pieces are caught on the wrong squares, then it is difficult to defend a game.
In the game which ensues, Black at times misses some chances to bring out his pieces into play. White on the other hand completes his development and castles early even as the Black king is stranded on the original square. The game then becomes totally one sided as there is no co-ordination between Black’s pieces and no one can actually come to the King’s rescue. White then wraps up the game with a beautiful queen sacrifice.
White: Sergey Janovsky (2450) – Black: Igor Naumkin (2500)Moscow, 1995French Defence1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5The French Defence3.Nd2 Nc6 4.Ngf3The Tarrasch variation4. ..Nf6 5.e5 Nd7 6.Bb5 a5The usual continuation is 6...Be7 7.0–0 And if 7...a6 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.Nb3 c5 10.Na5 Nb8 11.Be3 cxd4 12.Nxd4 0–0 13.b47.0–0If 7.a4 Na77...Na7He is more keen on driving back the bishop rather than developing 7. ..Be78.Bd3 c5Contesting for the centre9.c4Interesting duel at the centre9. ..dxc4A mistake! Black should have brought his knight into play with 9. ..Nc6 10. Nb3 dxc4 11.Bxc4. If If 9...cxd4 10.cxd5 Nc5 11.Nc4 (11.Nb3 Nxd3 12.Qxd3 Qxd5) 11...exd5 12.Bg5 Qc7 13.Na310.Nxc4 Nc6 11.Be4If 11.Bg5 Qc7 12.Rc1 h6 13.Bd211...cxd4If 11...Nxd4 12.Nxd4 cxd4 13.Qxd4 Bc5 14.Nd6+ Kf8 15.Qc3 and White is better12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.Qxd4 c5Black has serious development problems. His pieces are still on original squares and the King has also not castled. He could have brought out his bishop with 13. ..Ba614.Qg4 Ba6If 14...g6 15.Bg5 Qc7 16.Rfd115.Nd6+Not the best possible continuation! He should have considered 15.Rd1 Bxc4 16.Qxc4 Qc7 17.Bf4 Be715...Bxd6 16.Qxg7 Rf8If 16...Bf8 17.Qxh8 Bxf1 18.Bg5 Qb6 19.Rxf117.exd6 Bxf1 18.Bg5 An intermediate move but doesn’t do much for White18. ..Qb6 If 18...f6 19.Re1 e5 20.Nxe5 Nxe5 21.Rxe5+ fxe5 22.Bxd8 Rf7 23.Qg8+ Rf8 24.Qe6+ Kxd8 25.Qe7+
19.Be7 A very uncommon appearing position. White’s pieces are swarming around the Black king. Here if 19.Rxf1 Qxd6 20.Qxh7 f6 does not give a very clear picture19...Ba6 Not a good move once again by Black! If [19...Bd3 20.Ne5 Bf5 (20...Nxe5 21.Qxf8+ Kd7 22.Qxa8) 21.Bxf8 Nxe5 22.Qxe5 Kxf8 23.Qh8 checkmate20.Ng5 Ra7 The position has become very difficult for Black to defend21.Nxh7If 21.Bxf8 Nxf821...Bd3A mistake once again but then the game is beyond repair or defence!22.Qxf8+ Finishing with a flourish! Black resigned as checkmate is inevitable after 22.Qxf8+ Nxf8 23.Nf6 checkmate. 1–0
White to play and win1.Qd6 Forcibly trying to deflect the queen from the King’s defence1..Bd6 No Choice for if 1. ..Qxd6 then 2.Re8+ Qf8 3.Rxf8 checkmate.2.Qxd6 and the extra piece should see White through.