Learn from the Legends

Learn from the Legends is a modern classic. 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.Mihail Marin examines and explains the ideas of the legends who shaped modern chess. The chapters in this book discuss:Rubinstein's excellent rook endgame techniqueAlekhine's expertise with the heavy piecesBotvinnik's ability for deep analysisTal's handling of heavy pieces vs. minor piecesPetrosian's positional exchange sacrificesFischer's strength with the king's bishopKarpov's handling of bishops of opposite colourKorchnoi the rebelCarlsen the new king