Key Elements of Chess Strategy by Georgy Lisitsin

This Key Elements of Chess Strategy by Georgy Lisitsin is an English-language hardcover chess book that presents the main ideas of strategy in a clear, structured way. It is aimed at players who want to understand strategic planning and positional play, not just memorise variations.

Georgy Lisitsin organises the material step by step, using carefully chosen game fragments and studies to show how strategic thinking works in practice. The result is a book that makes it easier to study the subject systematically and build a more disciplined approach to decision-making over the board.

What the book covers

The book moves from the basics of strategy to more developed ideas, covering piece placement, exchanges, positional weaknesses and prophylaxis. Lisitsin then goes on to strategic planning, including blockade, undermining, initiative, pawn chains and planning already in the opening.

Why it stands out

That makes it a useful choice for ambitious club players and self-taught readers who want to organise their knowledge and strengthen their positional understanding. If you are building a small study library, you may also want to pair it with Key Elements of Chess Tactics.

Edition details

• Author: Georgy Lisitsin
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Page count: 208
• Subject: Chess strategy
• Related title: Key Elements of Chess Tactics