The book is intended for intermediate and stronger players and brings 111 deeply annotated examples from practical grandmaster games played in 2019. It focuses on the middlegame - material is sorted by themes as shown in picture 2. Index of players at the end. GM Alexander Galkin, among other things, was the under-20 World champion, his peak rating was over 2600. He works as a coach for a long time. In 2016, Galkin was named Children’s Trainer of the Year by the Russian Chess Federation. Anastasia Travkina is WIM from Russsia. 2 pictures. Further information about the book is available at elkandruby.com