The side that controls the four squares in the middle of the chessboard tends to have an overwhelming advantage, for it is difficult for an opponent to undertake any successful action.
At almost every stage in any opening there are several good moves. Because only one is given in a book does not prove there are no other good moves, nor even that the one given is the best. Cecil Purdy, Chess World magazine
The best squares for the knight are, basically those in the central zone of the board - d5 and e5 (d4 and e4 for Black). Hans Kmoch, Pawn Power In Chess
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