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Any piece placed in the centre, with the exception of the rook, is 'hitting' more squares than it would elsewhere, which means that this is where it possesses its greatest fighting value.
Isaac Lipnitsky, Questions Of Modern Chess Theory
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In most of the variations (of the French) in which White plays e5, ...f6 is a major idea. John Watson, Secrets Of Modern Chess Strategy
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