The exercising of power over a piece, a position or a square. Some opening like the French Defence is an immediate struggle for the control of the center.
ECHESSPEDIA
Quotes of the Day
” Chess is a sport. A violent sport.”
Marcel Duchamp
I am a totally normal guy. My father is considerably more intelligent than I am.
Magnus Carlsen 2010
People knew about 110 years of chess history. Nowadays, nobody is able to tell you the name of the world champion of 2000.
Anatoly Karpov 2005
I detest the endgame. A well-played game should be practically decided in the middle-game!
David Janowski
Kasparov doesn’t care about chess, but only about himself and his political goals
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov 2015