CENTRALIZE

To develop pieces and pawns towards the centre where they can control the maximum number of squares.

” Oh, those exclamation points! How they erode the innocent soul of the amateur, removing all hope of allowing him to examine another player’s ideas critically!” Tigran Petrosian
In the 70s Karpov was a darling of the Politburo or the political elite. So Kramnik is now. Just like the old days. But at least Karpov, unlike him, played in and won qualifying matches. Veselin Topalov
I think I like chess. That’s the main reason that I’m able to play at a reasonably high level – that I really love chess. Always have and always will (smiles). It’s the best game in the world! Nigel Short
2016
My relation with Korchnoi depends on whether he has slept well. If he had bad dreams, he speaks a lot of rubbish. Anatoly Karpov
2005
First-class players lose to second-class players because second-class players sometimes play a first-class game Siegbert Tarrasch

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