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
We lost the crowns of World Champions, it is sad, of course. But if you look at the rating list of top 100 players, Russia is still dominating. However, the competition is constantly growing stronger.
Arkady Dvorkovich 2011
The Golden Age, when machines were weak and my hair was strong!
Garry Kasparov 2017
Fischer was the first to send me a telegram when I was in Amsterdam after I had defected, saying ‘Congratulations on the correct move’.
Vikor Kortchnoi 1986 NIC
Do you realize, Fischer almost never has any bad pieces? He exchanges them, and the bad pieces remain with his opponents.
Yury Balashov
I am the best player in the world, and I am here to prove it.
Robert Fischer 1971