If the defender is forced to give up the center, then every possible a…

Siegbert Tarrasch
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If the defender is forced to give up the center, then every possible attack follows almost of itself. ✨ Siegbert Tarrasch (2012). The Game of Chess, p.234, Courier Corporation
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