Centralizing the Knight

A centralised knight reaches more squares than any other piece and is the hardest to drive away. The chapter examines how the knight is installed on the classic central squares, what concessions the opponent must make, and how the knight converts its position into concrete gains.

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Botvinnik, Mikhail — Panov, Vasily N URS-ch11 · 1939.??.?? · 1-0
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Portisch, Lajos — Fischer, Robert James Sousse Interzonal+ · 1967.??.?? · 1/2-1/2
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Filip, Miroslav — Ribli, Zoltan Nice ol (Men) fin-A · 1974.06.22 · 1/2-1/2
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Anderssen, Adolf — Steinitz, William Vienna · 1873.08.12 · 0-1