Chess is about winning tempi !!

For those players unsure of how to tackle a game of chess - try and see it as a battle for development and don't leave your pieces on squares where they can easily be attacked, especially the Queen ... In this model game, a Budapest declined, I gained no less than 6 tempi against my opponent's Queen. On Qc2 I suspected that my opponent was attempting an early Queen foray ... Having consulted my 'Chess Bible' recently - 'My System, Nimzowitsch', 'First Part - The Elements', 'Chapter 1', 'On the Center and Development', Page 4 - there is a section dedicated to gaining tempi, which is all I needed to be aware of to win this game comfortably.

As the onslaught ensued my opponent lost his concentration after my move 25. .. Nxd2+ but he was obviously "punch drunk" at this stage! He'd become befuddled by all the tactical possibilities at my disposal ...

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. d5 Bc5 4. Nc3 d6 5. Qc2 A premature Queen foray? 5...  O-O 6. Ne4 Bf5 gain of tempo(1) 7. Nxf6 Qxf6 gain of tempo(2) brings Queen into play 8. Qc3 Na6 tempo(3) threat is winning Queen! 9. a3 prevents Bb4 9...  Bd4 tempo(4) 10. Qf3 e4 tempo(5) 11. Qb3 Nc5 tempo(6) 12. Qa2 e3 13. fxe3 Be5 14. Nf3 Ne4 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Rg1 Qh4+ 17. g3 Qxh2 18. Rg2 Qh1 19. g4? Qh4+ 20. Kd1 Bxg4 21. Bd2 Qh1 22. Kc2 Bf5 23. b4? Ng3+ 24. Kb3 Nxf1 25. Rf2 Nxd2+ 26. Qxd2 Qxa1 27. Rxf5? Qb1+ wins Rook and game 0-1

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