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The center is the most important area of the chessboard. Placing pieces and pawns in the center spread their influence to all parts of the
board. A piece will usually reach maximum maneuverability and power when centrally positioned.
"The control of the center confers the possibility of influencing activity on both wings at one and the same time." --- Aron Nimzowitch
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One of the premises of the hypermodern revolution of the 1920s was the idea that while a large center can indeed be crushing if
measures are not taken against it, it can also become a target for the opposing pieces.
The hypermoderns discovered that there are 2 ways to defeat a center:
1. Destroy it
2. Force it to advance
Here is an example of the first type from modern play:
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd55.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.Rb1 O-O 9.Be2 Bg4! A nice example of hypermodern
strategy black allows white a big center and then dissolves it and occupies it with his pieces. 10.O-O cxd4 11.cxd4 Bxf3 12.Bxf3
Bxd4 13.Rxb7 Nc6 14.Qa4 Qd6 It will be difficult for white to breach blacks highly centralized position. 15.Rd1 Rac8 16.Ba3 Qe5
17.Rb5 Qf6 18.Rd5 Bb6 19.R5d2 Ne5 20.Qb3 Rb8 21.Qa4 Rfc8 22.Bb2 Nxf3+ 23.gxf3 Bxf2+ 24.Rxf2 Rxb2 25.Qxa7 Rc1
26.Rxc1 Qg5+ 27.Kh1 Qxc1+ 28.Kg2 Qg5+ 29.Kh3 Rb1 30.Rg2 Qh5+ 31.Kg3 Qg5+ 32.Kh3 Qh5+ 33.Kg3 g5 34.Rc2 Qh4+
35.Kg2 g4 0-1 Ligterink-Timman, Holland 1983.
A center is only strong because it restricts the opponents pieces. If it has to advance and give the enemy pieces good squares then its
whole purpose has been negated. IM J. Silman from How to Reassess Your Chess.
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 c5 8.Ne2 O-O 9.O-O Nc6 10.Be3 Qc7 11.Rc1 Rd8 white is
doing the utmost to uphold the integrity of his center while black is putting intense pressure on d4 12. Qd2 a6 13. f4 b5 14. Bd3 f5! 15.
exf5 (15. e5 leads to the same type of light square domination for black) 15c4! 16. Bb1 gxf5 17. Ng3 e6 18. Nh5 Bh8 19. Rf3 Ne7
20. Bf2 Bb7 black has won the central battle by ridding white of his e pawn and creating weaknesses on d5 and the long-diagonal a1h8 21. Re3 Kf7! 22. Rce1 Rd6 23. Bh4 Ng6 24. Bg5 b4! the remains of whites center are falling apart and black enjoyed a big
advantage 25. Qe2 Qc6 26. Re5 bxc3 27. d5 Qc5+ 28. Kh1 Bxe5 29. Bxf5 Rxd5 30. Bxg6+ hxg6 31. fxe5 Rxe5 32. Rf1+ Rf5 33.
Ng3 Re8 34. h4 Bc6 35. h5 Kg7 36. Nxf5+ exf5 37. Qc2 Qd4 38. Rd1 Qg4 39. Qxc3+ Kg8 40. Rd2 Re1+ 41. Kh2 Qxh5+ 0-1 HaikKoualty, Cannes 1986.
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