Elements of Positional Evaluation: How the Pieces Get Their Power

This book is an excellent discussion of the elements of positional chess, for the intermediate player. This subject has been looked at in "The Middle Game in Chess" by Znosko-Borovsky and in "A Primer of Chess" by Capablanca. Most of the books on the market which discuss positional chess present an endless parade of games, which you have to play through in order to understand the concepts. Heisman's book has a readability that these other books lack. Heisman's concepts will make you a better positional chess player, and deserve serious attention from academics who wish to understand the heuristics which make up the positional style of play.