by Anatoly Karpov and Anatoly Matsukevich, 256pp. (Batsford, 2010)
 
Can average chess players learn to plan their games like a grandmaster? Anatoly Karpov—the winningest world champion in history—says yes! With examples from his own matches, he breaks planning down into logical steps: evaluate the position, mobilize your forces, guard against threats to your king, control open lines. Through an orderly process, the attentive student will arrive at not just a plan, but the right plan. And as Karpov himself says, “Finding the right plan is the key to success.” Warmly and accessibly written, the book is an irresistible invitation to absorb a bit of the Karpov magic.

Anatoly Karpov has won more than 250 grandmaster tournaments—far more than any other chess player in history. Unequalled in his mastery of positional play, he is the author of several highly regarded books on chess theory.