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
