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
I can’t tell the difference between 100 zillion positions and 497 zillion positions, but if it helped Deep Blue play stronger, so be it. I was looking forward to Deep Blue boldly going where no man had gone before. 1997″
Vishy Anand
When you see a good move, look for a better one
Emanuel Lasker
Kasparov doesn’t care about chess, but only about himself and his political goals
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov 2015
The blunders are all there on the board, waiting to be made.
Savielly Tartakower
As chess players, Kasparov and Karpov have exhausted themselves, the people began to forget them and they are trying to attract attention with their inadequate statements.
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov 2010