(Chess. The Art of Middlegame). The book of well-known theretician and reputable writer deals with questions of strategy and tactics in chess and is intended for intermediate and stronger players. The book is based on two fromerly published titles - Seredina igry v shakhmatnoi partii and Dinamika mittelshpilya. Material is divided into 8 main chapters, some of titles are: Ob osnovakh pozitsionnoi igry; Centr. Tipichnye peshechnye struktury; Dinamika shakhmatnoi borby; Ataka; O metodakh zaschity. Perekhod ot oborony k nastupleniyu; etc. The book is edited by Ilya Odesski, who also wrote a 15-page epilogue connected with the theme. Index of games at the end. Series Shakhmatny universitet no. 39.