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
It’s always more difficult to hold the title than to get it.
Vladimir Akopian 2012
The main thing is that you’ve got to keep on studying however old you are. You can’t just rely on your capital, so you have to try and keep up, and that is a difficult task.
Nigel Short 2016
School is a waste of time for me. I want to be world chess champion, and they can’t teach me anything there.
Robert Fischer 1961
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
I think that the World Champion should try to defend the quality of play more than anyone else!
Boris Spassky