The main reason is that having control of the center allows the side controlling it to conduct its plan with ease. For example, a player's attack on the opposing side’s king is more likely to be executed successfully when the center is solid, according to Steinitz’s theory of positional play; this is why the opposing side must prevent such an attack on its king by carrying out attacks on the center. However, when it is not possible to open up the center, this usually yields lamentable results for the opposing side. This leads us to the Game of the Week...

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Game of the Week: Wojtaszek vs. Piorun

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Thank you for reading! If you find any noteworthy games that you think should appear on Game of the Week, please send me a message on lichess.org.Please note that Game of the Week will cover games played from Saturday to Saturday of each week, and any games played on Sunday will go to the next week. See you next Sunday! Contributors:
GM Ulvi Bajarani
GM Vasif Durarbayli
Edited by Della Almind