Kopec Danny, Chandler G., Morrison C. Mastering Chess: A Course in 21 Lessons

Dover Publications, 2006. — 144 p. — ISBN: 0486450619.
A unique and comprehensive approach that covers every aspect of the game, Mastering Chess: A Course in 21 Lessons offers players a goldmine of insights and tips.
This manual focuses on the major topics relevant to every game: combinations, analysis, formulation of a plan, opening a play, and endgame technique. Each of these aspects is explored in four lessons, comprising a tutorial that will increase players' understanding and improve their play. Suitable for players at all levels, this course is rounded off by a chapter that offers practical tournament tips as well as general advice.