Judgment and Plan in Chess focuses on a particularly important moment in the course of the game: when, after completing development, the transition from the opening to the middlegame occurs, and the player must develop a position-appropriate plan for the next steps. Such planning is linked to an accurate assessment of the position. Only when the player has grasped the characteristic features of their position can they devise a correct strategic plan that logically continues the game in accordance with the position. Of course, this insight is not new; it is based on the positional theory of the first world champion, Wilhelm Steinitz. Max Euwe has elaborated on the topic for contemporary readers and has shown countless aspiring players for the first time how the essential thought processes of masters can be represented in content. Judgment and Plan.