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In this position from Timman - Winants in 1988, White has a slight lead in development that is more important than material. White plays the surprising but logical move 11. O-O-O, castling into an attack. This exploits Black's lack of development and forces exchanges that leave Black worse. Despite losing pawns, White's active pieces give a huge edge, showing that development is key to winning complex positions.

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In this position from Timman - Winants in 1988, White has a slight lead in development that is more important than material. White plays the surprising but logical move 11. O-O-O, castling into an attack. This exploits Black's lack of development and forces exchanges that leave Black worse. Despite losing pawns, White's active pieces give a huge edge, showing that development is key to winning complex positions.

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____________________________________________________FM Aleksandar Ranelovi, Training material: What matters most___

#2
Timman - Winants
Brussels 1988.

1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 e6
3. Nc3 Bb4
4. Bg5 h6
5. Bh4 c5
6. d5 d6
7. e3 g5
8. Bg3 Ne4
9. Qc2 Qf6
10. Nge2 exd5

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What strikes you about Whites position?


What really matters in this position, especially from Whites perspective?

In case of 11. cxd5, Black would obtain good play with 11Bf5. The bishop
move protects the e4-knight and threatens to discover an attack on the
White queen (12Nxg3, 12Nxc3, 12Nxf2).

White realized that what really matters is that he has a slight lead in
development. Four of his pieces are out, compared with three for Black.
That didnt change after 10exd5 because the capture is not a developing
move.

Black believed he had made a forcing move. But even in a complex position
like this, development matters more.

11. O-O-O!!

Castling like this is the kind of magic-move that some amateurs marvel at.
But it isnt magic. Its appreciating how development beats material once
again. Because of the threat of 12. Nxd5!, Black has no time for 11Bf5,
not to mention 11Nxf2. He chose to get rid of the White knights:

11 Bxc3
12. Nxc3 Nxc3
13. Qxc3!

Black doesnt have a good alternative (13d4 14. exd4 Nc6 15. Qe3+!) so
he went into the worse endgame.

13 Qxc3+
14. bxc3 dxc4

He would have been in bad shape after 14Ke7 in view of 15. h4! g4 16.
Rxd5 Rd8 17. Rh5.

15. Bxc4

Black will lose the d6-pawn and material will become equal. But Whites
active pieces, particularly the two bishops, confer a huge edge. He has a
choice of strong continuations, e.g. 15Nc6 and now 16. Bxd6 b6 17. Rd2
and Rhd1 or 16. Rxd6 and 17. Rhd1 are both strong.
____________________________________________________FM Aleksandar Ranelovi, Training material: What matters most___

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15 Be6
16. Bxe6 fxe6
17. Rxd6 Ke7
18. Rhd1 Kf6
19. f4! Nc6
20. fxg5+ hxg5
21. Rd7 b6
22. Rf1+ Kg6
23. Rd6 Nd8
24. Be5!

Resigns, in view of 24Re8 25. g4! and 26. Rf6+

1-0

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