Batsford, 1991. — 228 p. — ISBN: 0-7134-6287-6. BRITISH CHESS FEDERATION 'BOOK OF THE YEAR'.
Foreword by Gary Kasparov.
This book to "Secrets of Chess Training" won the British Chess Federation's 1990-91 Book of the Year Award.
This chess book concentrates on typical practical themes in the middlegame. It deals with the essential ideas of tactical combinations, attack and defence. At every stage there are questions and tests which enable the reader to discover his or her own tactical strengths and weaknesses.