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angela101 on Wed, 10/31/2007 at 8:41am.
Develop your Chess Pieces Quickly
In the chess opening you want to develop all your chess pieces (not just pawns) to effective squares as quickly as possible. Those effective squares should control the center, help safeguard the square, and help attack or defend the position. Losing a tempo or an effective move could cost you time, space on the board, mobility, or the chess game!
The player whose chess pieces are developed more quickly will usually control the course of the game. The best way to avoid an opening trap is to develop your chess pieces to useful squares as soon as possible. Get the Knights and Bishops out, then castle to protect the King. Developing your chess pieces quickly also may help interfere with the development of your opponent's pieces. If you have the White chess pieces, develop your pieces quickly and be aggressive. You should have the advantage with the first move. If you have the Black pieces, you are playing defensive unless White gets behind in development; still, you develop your own pieces quickly, looking for an attack or setting up a strong defense.
* Develop your pieces to reasonable positions, especially if you are not familiar with your opponent's opening or defense. Place your pawns in the center quickly to release your other pieces and restrain your opponent's pawn and piece development.
* Develop quickly towards the center to protect and attack the central squares. Develop a piece with a threat when possible that your opponent must try to defend.
* Develop your pieces first on the side where you intend to castle. That is usually the Kingside. Once you have gotten your Knights and Bishops out (the minor pieces), you may want to castle, then place a Rook on an open file if possible. Lastly develop your Queen, but not too early and not too far away from the protection of your pieces.
* Develop your Bishops, Rooks, and Queen to threaten more distant targets. Try to move each piece once in the opening so as not to waste time (tempo) or leaving other pieces undeveloped.
Here are some opening chess traps when someone fails to develop the pieces quickly
Opening Chess Trap 1
1.e4
Controlling the center.
1...e5
A good response, also controlling the center.
2.Nc3
Developing a piece quickly and controlling the center. This is the Vienna Opening.
2...Nf6
Developing quickly with a threat of taking White's e4 pawn.
3.Bc4
Developing another piece quickly and taking advantage of occupying a square for the bishop with the maximum attacking space.
3...Nxe4
Perhaps too greedy. Black is hoping for 4.Nxe4 so he can play 4...d5, forking bishop and knight and controlling the center. Black may be better off developing more quickly his other pieces such as 3...Nc6 or 3...Bc5.
4.Qh5
White is now threatening 5.Qxf7 mate.
4...Qf6??
The only defending move is 4...Nd6, allowing White to play 5.Qxe5 with check. White is way ahead in development. 4...g6 doesn't work because of 5.Qxe5+ Qe7 6.Qxe4 [stronger than 6.Qxh8 Nxc3+] and White wins a piece and far ahead in development.
5.Nxe4
And White wins a piece, is ahead in development, and threatens the enemy Queen. White should easily win!
Opening Chess Trap 2
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3
Developing a piece quickly, while attacking the enemy pawn on e5)
2...d6 defending the pawn, but restricting the development of the king bishop pawn. This is Philidor's Defense.
3.d4
Controlling the center and opening up the diagonal for the queen bishop.
3...f6?!
Black is getting behind in development. He should develop a piece with 3...Nf6 or 3...Nc6
or 3...Nd7 or 3...Bg4. If 3...exd4 4.Nxd4 and White still controls the center.
4.Bc4
White develops the king bishop rapidly to the square that can do the most damage while controlling the center.
4...Ne7?
Black is ignoring development and should play 4...Nc6 followed by5...Bg4. Now Black loses a pawn at least.
5.dxe5
White wins material, controls the center, and has developed his pieces quickly.
5...dxe5??
Black had to give up the pawn and play 5...Ng8 to defend all the threats. If 5...fxe5 6.Nxe5 with the same threat as in the game.
6.Bf7+!
And Black loses his Queen for a Bishop. After 6...Kxf7 the only move 7.Qxd8 wins the Queen. Black lost because of slow development and not seeing the threat on the unprotected King.
Opening Chess Trap 3
1.e4 e5
2.Nc3 Nc6
Quick development of a piece and control of the center.
3.f4
A gambit, offering a pawn, to control the center, and a little bit risky. White could also play 3.Nf3 or 3.Bc4 for quick development of his pieces.
3...Bc5
Black decides to develop quickly rather than take the pawn.
4.Nf3
Or 4.fxe5. Now White attacks the e5 pawn twice.
4...d6
Defending the pawn and making way for the development of the queen bishop.
5.f5
White should probably continue to develop his pieces quickly with 5.Bc4 or 5.Bb5.
5...Nf6
Black continues to develop his pieces quickly, and getting ready to castle early.
6.h3
Preventing 6...Ng4. White should continue his development with 6.Bb5. If 6...Ng4 7.d4 exd4
8.Nxd4 and if 8...Bxd4 9.Qxd4 O-O 10.Bxc6 or 10.Qd2 is fine for White.
6...d5
Black now creates weaknesses in White's center by attacking the e4 pawn.
7.Nxe5?
White becomes too greedy. Better is 7.d3 or 7.Bd3 to control the center. If 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.Nxd5 Qxd5 and Black is ahead in development and controls the center.
7...Nxe4
Even 7...Nxe5 8.d4 is good for Black. Black can continue with 8...Nxe4 since 9.dxc5?? or 9.dxe5??
leads to mate after 9...Qh4+. And if 9.Nxe4 Qh4+ 10.Nf2 Bxd4 wins a pawn with complete control of the center and better development.
8.Nf3??
This is supposed to stop the Black Queen from
checking. 8.Nxc6?? leads to mate after 8...Qh4+. 8.Nxe4 Qh4+ 9.g3 Qxe4+ wins a piece.
8...Qh4+!
Black can now sacrifice the Queen because he has mate threats with his minor pieces that had been developed quickly.
9.Nxh4
Or 9.Ke2 Qf2+ 10.Kd3 Nb4 mate.
9...Bf2+
10.Ke2 Nd4+
11.Kd3 Nc5 mate.
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