A superb guide to the general concepts of chess technique and the methods for using technique to plan ahead. Early initiative and control of the center, translating an advantage into the middle game, techniques of endgame play are all systematically analyzed. 200 examples and problems from actual play increase "technique consciousness."
Here's a sample of other books in this Dover category
Strategic Chess: Mastering the Closed Game by Edmar Mednis Grandmaster's expert guide probes significance of the opening and how its themes should be carried through the rest of the game. 30 games between Petrosian and Korchnoi, Karpov and Kasparov, others.
Epic Battles of the Chessboard by R. N. Coles Enjoy and learn from 50 of the greatest games ever played, 1834–1951, featuring a roster of chess immortals: Morphy, Steinitz, Lasker, Capablanca, Alekhine, Botvinnik, others. 99 diagrams. Index of openings.
Better Chess for Average Players by Tim Harding Clear, straightforward guide covers fundamentals of attacking and positional play, the endgame, assessing positions and choosing moves, difficult positions, time-trouble, much more. 384 diagrams.
Bobby Fischer: Profile of a Prodigy (Revised Edition) by Frank Brady Revealing biography chronicles the chess champion's brilliant play, controversial behavior, private life, and more. 90 games. 26 photographs. Diagrams.
Morphy’s Games of Chess by Philip Sergeant Romantic history, 54 games; 52 games at odds; 52 blindfold; 100 consultation, informal, other games. Analyses by Anderssen, Steinitz, Morphy himself.
