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If you seize a large hunk of the centre in the first moves of the game, make sure that you can defend the pawns that control that territory.
John Watson, Mastering The Chess Openings - Volume 1
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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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