Marin, M. Learn from the Legends, Chess champions at their best, 2nd edition, Quality, 2006, 332 p NIEUW, vaste boekenprijs

British Chess Federation BOOK OF THE YEAR 2005 nominee and, "the best chess book in the last two decades," according to Jeremy Silman's review. In this ambitious work Mihail Marin examines and explains the contribution from the chess legends who influenced him strongly in his own development. This personal and sympathetic journey into the best chess of yesterday is guaranteed to help the readers in their games. As we all know: those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

The chapters in this book discuss:

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

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