Learn from the Legends: Chess Champions at their Best

by Mihail Marin

Overview

Learn from the Legends is a modern classic. Mihail Marin examines and explains the ideas of the legends who shaped modern chess. ChessCafe chose it as their Book of the Year and IM Jeremy Silman went even further when he wrote: "I can’t recall having seen a better book in the last two decades." Ten years after the original publication, Quality Chess is proud to offer a revised hardback edition with a new chapter on the latest chess legend, Magnus Carlsen.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781784830045
Publisher:	Quality Chess
Publication date:	08/07/2015
Edition description:	10th Anniversary Edition
Pages:	480
Product dimensions:	7.60(w) x 11.30(h) x 3.10(d)

About the Author

Mihail Marin is a grandmaster from Romania. His books for Quality Chess have established him as one of the world's finest chess authors.

Table of Contents

Rubinstein’s excellent rook endgame technique
Alekhine’s expertise with the heavy pieces
Botvinnik’s ability for deep analysis
Tal’s handling of heavy pieces vs. minor pieces
Petrosian’s positional exchange sacrifices
Fischer’s strength with the king’s bishop
Karpov’s handling of bishops of opposite colour
Korchnoi the rebel
Carlsen the new king