To develop pieces and pawns towards the centre where they can control the maximum number of squares.
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Quotes of the Day
When I play well, I don’t win!
Maxime Vachier Lagrave 2017
I don’t particularly like being searched electronically. It is inconceivable that such a thing would happen in any other sport. It is fundamentally anti-chess, and I think the people who are behind this decision need their heads looked at! They are sick! They are ruining the very beauty that is chess.
Nigel Short 2016
Carlsen: “I ran out of steam towards the end but fortunately I played better than he did”
Magnus Carlsen 2017
With the modern computer age, there are some new ideas, but the principles are basically the same… I try not to over-focus on preparation.
Magnus Carlsen 2012
I am the best player in the world, and I am here to prove it.
Robert Fischer 1971