The exercising of power over a piece, a position or a square. Some opening like the French Defence is an immediate struggle for the control of the center.
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Quotes of the Day
The winner of the game is the player who makes the next-to-last mistake.
Savielly Tartakower
I am the best player in the world, and I am here to prove it.
Robert Fischer 1971
Carlsen simply plays chess well. It seems to me that in such cases people are inclined to look for some supernatural explanation, although the simplest explanation is also the most appropriate: the guy simply plays chess well.
Alexander Grischuk 2014
Chess is beautiful enough to waste your life for.
Hans Ree
In order to become a grandmaster class player whose understanding of chess is superior to the thousands of ordinary players, you have to develop within yourself a large number of qualities, the qualities of an artistic creator, a calculating practitioner, a cold calm competitor.
Alexander Kotov