The Center Game was rarely played by elite players until Alexander Shabalov revived it in the 1980s. Jacques Mieses, Savielly Tartakower and Rudolf Spielmann seemed to be the last strong players who would adopt it. It was mostly abandoned by 1900 because no advantage could be demonstrated for White. From e3, the white queen may later move to g3 where she will pressure Black's g7-square. The back rank is cleared of pieces quickly which facilitates queenside castling and may allow White to quickly develop an attack. In White's favor, after 4.Qe3, the most commonly played retreat, the position of the white queen hinders Black's ability to play. White's 2nd move challenges the center by attacking the e-pawn and also opening up the d- file for the rook and queen to attack, but at the cost of moving the queen early and allowing Black to develop with a tempo with 3.Nc6. Typical position (Paulsen's Attack variation) with White castled long and Qg3
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