Understanding chess middlegames

Following on from his successful Understanding Chess Endgames, John Nunn turns his attention to the middlegame-- the phase of the chess battle where most games are decided, yet the one that has received the least systematic treatment from chess writers. With the outstanding clarity for which he is famous, Nunn breaks down complex problems into bite-sized pieces. In the case of attacking play, we are shown how to decide where to attack, and the sp...