For settl, importance of the centre

[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] [PlyCount "83"] 1. e4 {the struggle for the centre begins. there are two classic ways, firstly to put pawns in the centre and then protect them with pieces or to ceded the centre initially and later undermine it with pawn thrusts.} e5 2. Nf3 {The knight is developed towards the centre.} Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 {Both white and black are developing their pieces so that they have some effect of the centre.} 4. c3 d6 {strengthening the point at e5} 5. d4 {challenging the centre begins} exd4 {To avoid the loss of a pawn Black is forced to concede his positions in centre. Once the basic e5-point is removed, White gets an advantage on this part of the chessboard.} 6. cxd4 {and look at those two central pawns, awesomeness!} Bb6 7. Nc3 {Piece development in the direction of the centre is proceeding} Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. Bb3 {The point of this move is to avoid the centre being destroyed after ...Nxe4 Nxe4 and ...d5 forking the knight and bishop and destroying whites centre in the process} Bg4 10. Be3 h6 11. Qd3 { White's opening strategy has been crowned with success. The centre is in his hands, and under the cover of pawns he can prepare a decisive offensive. Black pieces are limited in their mobility because they have no outposts in the centre and this is what we want to try to achieve before beginning an assault. Try to make sure your own position is solid otherwise our opponent will create diversions and disrupt our attack. Patience is a virtue in this instance.} Re8 {white should not fear ...Bxf3 as it opens the g file after gxf3 and provides an avenue for attack against the black king along the newly opened g file.} 12. Nd2 {again the piece is protecting whites strong centre pawns} Qe7 13. Rae1 Rad8 {the rook joins in to provide pressure in the centre.} 14. a3 Qf8 15. f4 {White's plan is to advance the e-pawn, and his f-pawn can help in that matter. Besides there is a threat to catch Black's Bishop by means of f4-f5, h2-h3 and g2-g4} Bc8 16. h3 {whites advantage in the centre allows him to engage in a powerful offensive against the Black king, after all the preparation have been made!} Kh8 17. g4 {Blacks position is becoming more and more cramped.} Ne7 18. Kh1 d5 {A late attempt to get counter play in the centre} 19. e5 {Pay close attention to this move, if white would have exchanged pawns with exd5 black would have recaptured with the knight and got the d5 square for his knight. why should white help him in this way?} Nh7 20. f5 {look at the awesome centre pawns on d4, e5 and f5!} f6 21. e6 c6 22. Bf4 { whites dark squared bishop is first to seize the diagonal} Ng8 23. Na4 Ba5 24. Bc2 Qe7 25. Qg3 {The black bishop will not be allowed back to the c7 square} b5 26. Nc5 Bb6 27. b4 Nf8 28. a4 {too try to open the a file for whites rooks} a5 29. Ndb3 bxa4 30. Nxa5 Bxc5 31. Nxc6 Bxd4 {despair!} 32. Nxe7 Rxe7 33. Bc7 Be5 34. Rxe5 Rxc7 35. Rxd5 Bb7 36. Qxc7 Bxd5+ 37. Kg1 Re8 38. Bxa4 Re7 39. Qb8 Nh7 40. Rd1 Rb7 41. Qxb7 {the shortest way to victory} Bxb7 42. Rd8 {and black resigns because he cannot prevent the e pawn from queening.} *