Hartston Bill. Better Chess (Teach Yourself)

Hodder Headline Plc, NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company, 1997. — 157 p.This book is for all those players who know to play chess but would like to be better at it. In 75 easy-to-follow lessons, the reader is guided towards an understanding of correct strategy and tactics. Starting with the standard pieces of advice given to beginners, Bill Hartston examines the principles underlying them. The result is a lucid and sometimes provocative set of guidelines that go far beyond the conventional rules of thumb.
The book is divided into three ability levels for easy progression.
New concepts are accompanied by a worked example for improved understanding.
Designed around a series of two-page lessons, which are complete in themselves, the reader can dip into specific sections at will.