Better Chess (Teach Yourself Sports & Games) - Tapa blanda

In 75 easy-to-follow lessons, this book guides players who know how to play chess but would like to be better at it towards an understanding of correct strategy and tactics. Each new concept is explained in depth, followed by an example of the idea in practice, usually taken from grandmaster practice. It delves deeper into the principles of good chess, explaining how there is an underlying meta-principle concerning the deeper laws of co-operation between pieces.

William Hartston is an experienced and well-known chess player and writes the daily chess column in The Independent.