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One of the most important aims of good opening play is to develop your pieces toward the centre so that they are ready for middlegame action.
Edmar Mednis, Practical Opening Tips
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While two pawns and a rook are usually a sufficient equivalent for two minor pieces in an ending, they rarely are in the middlegame, where due to the superior fighting power of two pieces against one, the pawns are often regained before long. Edward Lasker, Chess For Fun & Chess For Blood
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