user7002: Could someone recommend a book on mid-game strategy please? 
Things I am especially interested in are 

Make plans (and foresee opponents plan and stop it)
Evaluate current position
Evaluate positions at the end of calculation

I guess 2 is somewhat blended in 1 and 3. My problem is that even though I may be able to do some evaluation for the current position, it's very hard to do the same at the end of each variation I calculated. So I'm looking for both a more involved way to analyse current position and also a quick way to roughly evaluate positions down the line. (Or maybe practice is the only way?)
Thanks.
(Not really interested in tactics as this is not my bottleneck)

user4362: Two interesting books have been published recently that might be helpful to you:

Winning Chess Manoeuvres
Chess Structures - A Grandmaster Guide

Both concentrate on conveying "chess culture" - the knowledge how to handle certain typical positions and situations. This should be a good way to tackle your point 1.
Precise evaluation only comes with experience, practice and knowledge. Possibly you will have to train calculation instead of tactics. 

user4543: Chess Strategy for Club Players, The Road to Positional Advantage by Herman Grooten is worth looking at.

user7500: "Reassess Your Chess" by Jeremy Silman is a modern classic on planning and imbalances.

user7657: "The Art of The Middle Game" by Keres and Kotov comes to mind.  And an older book,"Strategy and Tactics in Chess" by Max Euwe, was long considered a classic in this area. Of course study always has to be combined with practice.

7002: <p>Could someone recommend a book on mid-game strategy please? </p>

<p>Things I am especially interested in are </p>

<ol>
<li>Make plans (and foresee opponents plan and stop it)</li>
<li>Evaluate current position</li>
<li>Evaluate positions at the end of calculation</li>
</ol>

<p>I guess 2 is somewhat blended in 1 and 3. My problem is that even though I may be able to do some evaluation for the current position, it's very hard to do the same at the end of each variation I calculated. So I'm looking for both a more involved way to analyse current position and also a quick way to roughly evaluate positions down the line. (Or maybe practice is the only way?)</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

<p>(Not really interested in tactics as this is not my bottleneck)</p>
 4362: <p>Two interesting books have been published recently that might be helpful to you:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.newinchess.com/Winning_Chess_Manoeuvres-p-9015.html" rel="nofollow">Winning Chess Manoeuvres</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/products/2/235/chess_structures_-_a_grandmaster_guide_by_mauricio_flores_rios/" rel="nofollow">Chess Structures - A Grandmaster Guide</a></li>
</ul>

<p>Both concentrate on conveying "chess culture" - the knowledge how to handle certain typical positions and situations. This should be a good way to tackle your point 1.</p>

<p>Precise evaluation only comes with experience, practice and knowledge. Possibly you will have to train calculation instead of tactics. </p>
 4543: <p>Chess Strategy for Club Players, The Road to Positional Advantage by Herman Grooten is worth looking at.</p>
 7500: <p><a href="http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/1890085138" rel="nofollow">"<strong><em>Reassess Your Chess</em></strong>"</a> by Jeremy Silman is a modern classic on planning and imbalances.</p>
 7657: <p>"The Art of The Middle Game" by Keres and Kotov comes to mind.  And an older book,"Strategy and Tactics in Chess" by Max Euwe, was long considered a classic in this area. Of course study always has to be combined with practice.</p>
