Valeri Beim works through the foundations of chess strategy, published by Russell Enterprises in 2011 and translated from the Russian by Jim Marfia.
Six chapters build in sequence rather than sitting as separate topics. The first asks what a player is actually trying to achieve, then the book turns to strategic principles and piece development, to the center and the relationship between the center and the wings, to open lines, to weaknesses and the two-weakness principle, and finally to coordinating the pieces. The two-weakness principle, the idea that one weakness is rarely enough to win, gets a section of its own.
Best for: club players who know the tactics but not yet the plans. Beginner to intermediate.