Development? Huh! What does that matter!

"Development? Huh! What does that matter?" is not a comment you can use with too many positions in chess but in this standard position from the Najdorf, Poisoned Pawn variation it seems surprisingly apt.

[pgn][Event "SC-2009-0-00049"]
[Site "Lechenicher SchachServer"]
[Date "2010.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khlopov, Sergej"]
[Black "Tobler, Peter"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "1606"]
[BlackElo "1733"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2009.10.23"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 {0} 3. d4 {0} cxd4 {0} 4. Nxd4 {0} Nf6 {0} 5. Nc3 {0} a6 {0}
6. Bg5 {0} e6 {0} 7. f4 {0} Qb6 {0} 8. Qd2 {27} Qxb2 {0} 9. Rb1 {9} Qa3 {0} 10.
e5 {15} h6 {0} (10... dxe5 {0}) 11. Bh4 {0} dxe5 {0} 12. fxe5 g5 {0} (12... Ne4
) (12... Nd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. e6 (14. c4 Be7) 14... Qxa2) (12... Nfd7 13. Ne4
(13. Be2 Be7 14. Bg3) 13... Qxa2 14. Rd1 {-0.63 d21 15/31} (14. Rb3 Qa1+ 15.
Kf2 Qa4) 14... Qd5 (14... Qb2) 15. Qe3 Qxe5 (15... Bc5 16. Nxe6 Bb4+ 17. c3
Qxe6 18. cxb4 O-O 19. Rd6 Qxe5) 16. Be2 Bc5 17. Bg3 Bxd4 18. Rxd4 Qa5+ 19. Rd2
O-O 20. Bd6 Rd8 (20... Re8 21. O-O Nc6 22. Qg3 Qb6+ 23. Kh1 Ne7 24. Bc7 Qc6)
21. Qg3 Qf5 22. Be5 Qg6 23. Qh4 Nc6 24. Bh5 Qf5 25. Bxg7 Nc5 26. Nxc5 Kxg7 27.
Rf1 Qe5+ 28. Ne4 Qa1+ 29. Rd1 Rxd1+ 30. Bxd1 Qe5 31. Rf6 Bd7 32. Qxh6+ Kg8 33.
Rf4 f5 34. Rh4 Rd8 35. Rh3 Qxe4+ 36. Kf1 Qe5 37. Rg3+ Qxg3 38. hxg3 Be8 39. Bf3
Rd6 40. g4 fxg4 41. Be4 Rd7 42. Qxe6+ Kf8 43. Qxg4 Rd6 44. Qf5+) 13. exf6 {0}
gxh4 {0} 14. Be2 {-0.24 d23 2/30} Qa5 (14... h3 15. Bf3 hxg2 (15... Nd7 16. O-O
hxg2 17. Bxg2 Ne5 18. Rfe1 Qd6 19. Ne4 Qc7 20. Qf4 Rg8 21. Ng3) 16. Bxg2 Qc5
17. Bxb7 Bxb7 18. Rxb7 Qd6 19. Qe3 Nd7 20. Rf1 O-O-O 21. Rg1 Qe5 22. Qxe5 Nxe5
23. Nf3 Ng4 (23... Nxf3+)) 15. O-O Nd7 16. Bf3 (16. Kh1 h3 17. g3 Bb4 18. Rf3
h5) (16. Qd3 Qe5 17. Ne4 (17. Kh1 h3 18. g3 Bc5 19. Nb3 b5 20. Bf3 Rb8 21. Rbe1
Qc7 22. Nxc5 Nxc5 23. Qf5 Bb7 24. Qxh3 Nd7 25. Ne4) 17... h3 18. g3 Nc5 19.
Nxc5 Bxc5 20. c3 h5 21. Kh1 h4 22. g4 Rh6 23. Rbd1 Rxf6 24. Nf5) *
[\pgn]

[Event "SC-2009-0-00049"]
[Site "Lechenicher SchachServer"]
[Date "2010.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khlopov, Sergej"]
[Black "Tobler, Peter"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "1606"]
[BlackElo "1733"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2009.10.23"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 {0} 3. d4 {0} cxd4 {0} 4. Nxd4 {0} Nf6 {0} 5. Nc3 {0} a6 {0}
6. Bg5 {0} e6 {0} 7. f4 {0} Qb6 {0} 8. Qd2 {27} Qxb2 {0} 9. Rb1 {9} Qa3 {0} 10.
e5 {15} h6 {0} (10... dxe5 {0}) 11. Bh4 {0} dxe5 {0} 12. fxe5 g5 {0} (12... Ne4
) (12... Nd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. e6 (14. c4 Be7) 14... Qxa2) (12... Nfd7 13. Ne4
(13. Be2 Be7 14. Bg3) 13... Qxa2 14. Rd1 {-0.63 d21 15/31} (14. Rb3 Qa1+ 15.
Kf2 Qa4) 14... Qd5 (14... Qb2) 15. Qe3 Qxe5 (15... Bc5 16. Nxe6 Bb4+ 17. c3
Qxe6 18. cxb4 O-O 19. Rd6 Qxe5) 16. Be2 Bc5 17. Bg3 Bxd4 18. Rxd4 Qa5+ 19. Rd2
O-O 20. Bd6 Rd8 (20... Re8 21. O-O Nc6 22. Qg3 Qb6+ 23. Kh1 Ne7 24. Bc7 Qc6)
21. Qg3 Qf5 22. Be5 Qg6 23. Qh4 Nc6 24. Bh5 Qf5 25. Bxg7 Nc5 26. Nxc5 Kxg7 27.
Rf1 Qe5+ 28. Ne4 Qa1+ 29. Rd1 Rxd1+ 30. Bxd1 Qe5 31. Rf6 Bd7 32. Qxh6+ Kg8 33.
Rf4 f5 34. Rh4 Rd8 35. Rh3 Qxe4+ 36. Kf1 Qe5 37. Rg3+ Qxg3 38. hxg3 Be8 39. Bf3
Rd6 40. g4 fxg4 41. Be4 Rd7 42. Qxe6+ Kf8 43. Qxg4 Rd6 44. Qf5+) 13. exf6 {0}
gxh4 {0} 14. Be2 {-0.24 d23 2/30} Qa5 (14... h3 15. Bf3 hxg2 (15... Nd7 16. O-O
hxg2 17. Bxg2 Ne5 18. Rfe1 Qd6 19. Ne4 Qc7 20. Qf4 Rg8 21. Ng3) 16. Bxg2 Qc5
17. Bxb7 Bxb7 18. Rxb7 Qd6 19. Qe3 Nd7 20. Rf1 O-O-O 21. Rg1 Qe5 22. Qxe5 Nxe5
23. Nf3 Ng4 (23... Nxf3+)) 15. O-O Nd7 16. Bf3 (16. Kh1 h3 17. g3 Bb4 18. Rf3
h5) (16. Qd3 Qe5 17. Ne4 (17. Kh1 h3 18. g3 Bc5 19. Nb3 b5 20. Bf3 Rb8 21. Rbe1
Qc7 22. Nxc5 Nxc5 23. Qf5 Bb7 24. Qxh3 Nd7 25. Ne4) 17... h3 18. g3 Nc5 19.
Nxc5 Bxc5 20. c3 h5 21. Kh1 h4 22. g4 Rh6 23. Rbd1 Rxf6 24. Nf5) *



Rybka thinks Black is better here. And, to continue in the same non-development vein, Black's best next move is 15...h3 (evaluation of -0.17, depth 21, 1/34, according to Rybka 3 64-bit)

G.I.P.

help - how do you post board diagrams?

help - why do you want to discuss a game that is in progress on another site on here, while you already have your feedback from your rybka

I didn't want help with it - it is just an interesting position in that it is equal yet Black is so far behind in development. I was just posting it because it is an interesting position. Anyway, on Lechenicher Schachserver it doesn't matter how you get help with your game.