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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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The centre is the most important part of the board because, from it, there is the prospect of moving the pieces quickly in all directions, whenever necessary. Richard Réti, Modern Ideas In Chess
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