White is able to capture either of Black's center pawns with the advantage, either by 3.

She was sure that she had her center pawns sufficiently braced.

After 8 e6, the white center pawns were not mobile, although they controlled a fair amount of terrain.

We often speak of isolated center pawns as though they were a kind of illness.

Qg4) e4 34 Rg3 d4, the black center pawns came swooping down to the attack.

Now, however, the black center pawns cannot so easily advance.

If there are no center pawns then the result will be zero.

Moreover, following 3 Qa5 4 d4, White has produced a new main center pawn.

It is typically the center pawns whose position influences the nature of the game the most.

The exchange, 7 dc bc, gives Black three center pawns as against just two for White.