Chess Fundamentals

I've been reading this book and it has helped to improve my understanding of chess considerably:




I consider myself at an advanced beginner stage where I understand some tactics, and I'm yet to refine strategic play. While looking for new books on chess, I felt that most of them did not answer the fundamental question of 'why this move was made and not that'. It is easy to get lost in the jargon (hypermodern, Reiti opening, Najdorf defense and so on) but it helps at least initially to focus on a few basic principles and get a book which can show you their application. John Nunn is a British grandmaster and he analyzes grandmaster level games in this book. It is very up to date, and reflects the advancements made in chess theory during the last century.

Highly recommended for someone who is looking to advance his chess strategy.