My understanding is that a development advantage is temporary, an opponent will eventually catch up, if this happens you will be a pawn down with nothing to show for it. So the longer-term plan is to convert the lead in development to another, more durable, type of advantage. For example a material advantage, positional advantage, undermine opponent king safety, pawn structure, etc. Hope I understood your question.
Taking advantage of piece activity
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Sorry didnt properly answer. I would expect a 1500 to understand this, a 1000 probably not.
No, I was asking both questions. You answered them both. Thank you
Development is important. The Smith Morra Gambit, played by white against the Sicilian attack, is a prime example of a game that skews entirely around development. If black takes the gambit, white gets to unleash a blistering attack, with rapid development, usually by dominating the diagonals with the Queen and bishops.
It's technically playable as black, although I've never been able to pull it off, but there are a couple options (which I won't get into here), where black can equalize the position, and pretty much the rest of the game plows forward at a normal pace and development.
Actually, I win against the Smith-Morra Gambit (by declining), most of the time, because the majority of players only study the accepted line, which is nearly a trap for most players. (Even I avoid it like the plaque.)
I'm just wondering, if aggressive openings with material sacrifice are good for intermidiate/beginner players. Will players in the 1000-1500 range know how to take advantage of superior development, and are there lots of ideas hiding in openings like the evans gambit, or will the opponent catch up in development, and you'll be down material? I'm just wondering if intermidiates have/need that instinct, or if these positoins hold many opportunities, that don't need to be taken advantage of immediatly, and can be good in the long run. Thanks in advance.