King in the center at move move

[xr_a_y]

This morning, Minic play a fun game against itself where white king was in the center of the board at move 20, but still win.

[pgn] 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 {+0,60/12} b5 {-0,43/10} 4. a4 {+0,64/12} c6 {-0,82/12} 5. d3 {+0,72/11} e6 {-0,59/10} 6. axb5 {+0,57/12} cxb5 {-0,72/12} 7. dxc4 {+0,59/12} Qxd1+ {-0,42/13} 8. Kxd1 {+0,15/12} b4 {-0,39/12} 9. Bf4 {+0,11/12} Nf6 {-0,08/13} 10. Bd3 {+0,27/11} Bc5 {-0,30/13} 11. Ke2 {+0,26/13} Nbd7 {-0,42/12} 12. Nbd2 {+0,41/13} Bb7 {-0,24/12} 13. e5 {+0,42/13} Nh5 {-0,24/12} 14. Be3 {+0,42/13} Bxe3 {-0,28/11} 15. Kxe3 {+0,74/11} f5 {-0,72/10} 16. Ra5 {+0,70/11} O-O {-0,62/12} 17. Rd1 {+0,73/11} a6 {-0,84/11} 18. Ng5 {+0,94/12} Rae8 {-0,88/13} 19. Be2 {+1,08/14} f4+ {-1,19/12} 20. Kd4 {+0,81/11} g6 {-0,56/12} 21. Bf3 {+0,79/12} Bxf3 {-0,97/13} 22. Ngxf3 {+0,46/12} Rf5 {-0,79/12} 23. Kd3 {+0,92/14} Rd8 {-1,25/12} 24. Kc2 {+1,59/12} Nhf6 {-1,61/13} 25. h3 {+1,47/14} g5 {-1,61/14} 26. Nb3 {+2,46/13} Ne4 {-1,55/12} 27. Rd4 {+3,32/13} Nxf2 {-3,23/14} 28. Nc5 {+3,24/12} g4 {-3,23/13} 29. hxg4 {+3,42/12} b3+ {-3,20/12} 30. Kc3 {+4,82/13} Rf7 {-3,70/13} 31. Ng5 {+4,82/13} Re7 {-4,43/14} 32. Ngxe6 {+4,81/14} Rde8 {-4,76/13} 33. Nxd7 {+4,96/14} Rxd7 {-4,82/13} 34. Rxd7 {+4,80/15} Rxe6 {-4,84/15} 35. g5 {+4,80/14} Ne4+ {-5,07/13} 36. Kxb3 {+4,89/14} Nxg5 {-4,98/14} 37. Rd6 {+4,86/14} Re8 {-5,08/13} 38. Rf6 {+5,41/11} Re7 {-5,40/12} 39. Rxf4 {+5,45/13} Kg7 {-5,38/12} 40. Rd5 {+5,68/13} Ne6 {-5,42/12} 41. Rf5 {+5,71/11} a5 {-5,67/10} 42. c5 {+6,22/13} Rc7 {-6,13/11} 43. Kc4 {+6,79/12} Nf8 {-6,40/12} 44. Rd6 {+7,04/12} Rb7 {-6,82/11} 45. b3 {+7,54/11} Rb4+ {-7,46/11} 46. Kc3 {+8,16/13} Rb7 {-7,75/13} 47. c6 {+8,62/12} Rb8 {-8,75/12} 48. e6 {+9,18/10} Rc8 {-8,57/10} 49. Rf7+ {+9,70/11} Kg8 {-10,00/11} 50. Ra7 {+9,99/12} Ng6 {-9,65/12} 51. c7 {+9,70/11} Kg7 {-10,10/13} 52. Rd8 {+10,15/13} Ne7 {-10,44/14} 53. Rxc8 {+10,08/13} Nxc8 {-10,43/13} 54. Rxa5 {+10,44/11} Ne7 {-10,96/12} 55. Rf5 {+11,12/12} Kg6 {-11,75/12} 56. Rf7 {+14,56/12} Nc8 {-15,64/12} 57. Kc4 {+17,64/12} h6 {-16,41/14} 58. Kc5 {+18,25/11} h5 {-13,06/11} 59. b4 {+19,91/11} h4 {-18,66/11} 60. b5 {+22,62/13} Kg5 {-23,53/10} 61. b6 {+22,82/11} Ne7 {-26,56/10} 62. b7 {+27,94/10} h3 {-26,67/10} 63. gxh3 {+28,03/9} Ng8 {-28,88/9} 64. c8=Q {+30,61/9} Nf6 {-31,91/9} [/pgn]

[tsoj]

So what did we learn? An active king is key, even in middlegame.