The UPEI suh, Friday, Oct. 7, 1977.~page 7

r by James Martin _ , ‘ and Mike Petecs

"-WHY I’SXTHE CENTER IMPORTANT \ T

Why' is the Center Im- at all)” On the center. portant? . _ 7 Conversely, a player who

The center IS important has only slight: command of #2. mew 88%.}? because (other things being the center 15 Invrtmg 19-). quNxxd-g equal): disaster if he attacks a ‘ ZN_), $53-87 l) A piece placed in the player who controls the fl, ,/ 2-- LU. x .3 -

. , é :7 ' '3 center (espeCIally Kl», K5, center_ N 8 row r l . W.,/// V y z”:er

Q“ or Q5) Is posted 2&3; anew lfl-H'E

where it can exert its max- Problems '

imum efficiency. You can % ~ test this easily and #l. JO

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From this important #3. . I //é slew 9D_D.6 feature of the center, we Whlte to mate In 3 213-» [pm—Ne deduce the principle that; ‘ (Therefir? tWO ways ‘ DP?) q388_b.[

2) Pieces placed in the ‘20 do It In three) m 16—)! [pm—‘09 center can easily be trans- " . 0" . "” Db). HD8N_D.S ferred from one part of Wh'te to mate “1 1* DP)! qglu_'0'§.l the center to another; ‘ ~ y . ' I ' #I- V % éflhégé 2H WM 5 also that pieces p aced In 7 / t. 4 [84' [43184)] the center ‘can readily be A w _

.t h d t .th . - .11" 5'. / ' y/7,,""”fl.,..m,”/”4,fi,“a EX» HDW-D l

“t;£g;m£; fi%%fifiwr+ 3% ~é v w I 12.; 4; {/2 . , / u//. , I . I value from these principle ¢tgf / [/1 I, 1 Slew 9N 8‘ ' ' .. 5’ g - ' - — 52:3: Ehgi’awglzerZhe ,' , '%1 % bXd dNXD'Z 9/2/37 '«1’ ,"f 4, 5’ ‘ ” " y _- _ . has a strong grip on the - “"1 /A_ ZS 0 98 N l .l# center has excel lent g % chances of success if he ‘V 7 ' 7 undertakes an attack J,” / ///A E 2 H against an opponent who ' . ’ SOLUTIONS has an infirm hold (or none ‘

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