Rules of the Game II. By conscious choice we are illustrating Steinitz’s strategy not by reference to his theoretical deliberations, which were sometimes HINTS FOR BEGINNERS Elementary Combinations Simple Calculation Complications III. INTRODUCTORY I. Notation II. Chessplanner: A middle game chess thought process Blue Devil Knight When learning chess you are taught how the pieces move, but rarely given good advice on how to think. G-PAWN STRATEGIES 277 Game 1. L. Portisch — A. Karpov 288 Game 3. Heisman, 2002b § 1: Introduction Chessplanner is a five-step procedure for selecting moves in the middle game of chess. T. Radjabov — S. Vidit 277 Game 2. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CHESS STRATEGY The two games given in the present chapter vividly convey the views on chess held by Wilhelm Steinitz – the first strategic theorist of the chess struggle. Chess Strategy Second Edition (1915) Edward Lasker CONTENTS A Note on the PDF Version TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE AUTHOR'S PREFACE PART I I.