«Learn from the Legends», 3.ª edición, de Mihail Marin (tapa dura)

This Learn from the Legends, 3rd edition is an English-language hardcover chess book by Mihail Marin that explores strategic thinking through the ideas, motifs and game patterns of the great masters rather than through biography.

What this book covers

Mihail Marin, the Romanian grandmaster and respected Quality Chess author, examines the styles and key concepts of legendary players. It is aimed at readers who want to understand chess more deeply and build their own practical strength by studying how masters from different eras handled the game.

This edition includes discussion of:

• Rubinstein’s rook endgame technique,
• Alekhine’s play with heavy pieces,
• Botvinnik’s depth of analysis,
• Tal’s approach to heavy-piece versus minor-piece positions,
• Petrosian’s positional exchange sacrifices,
• Fischer’s strength with the bishop pair,
• Karpov’s play in opposite-coloured bishop endings,
• Korchnoi’s independent style,
• and a chapter on Magnus Carlsen as the new king of chess.

Why choose it?

This is not a book for skimming through games. Learn from the Legends helps explain where strong decisions at the board come from and how great players made the most of their best qualities. That makes it a useful read for ambitious club players and a thoughtful gift for anyone who wants to go deeper into strategy and style, from classic masters to the modern era.

Award and reception

The title has become a modern classic in chess literature. ChessCafe named it Book of the Year, and IM Jeremy Silman wrote: “I can’t recall having seen a better book in the last two decades.”

Edition details

• Author: Mihail Marin
• Language: English
• Edition: 3rd edition
• Binding: Hardcover
• Pages: 480
• Publication date: 17 June 2015
• ISBN: 978-1-78483-004-5

This revised third edition was published ten years after the first release and includes a new chapter on Magnus Carlsen. It is available only in hardcover.

Key details

• Product type: hardcover chess book
• Title: Learn from the Legends, 3rd edition
• Author: Mihail Marin
• Language: English
• Edition: 3rd edition
• Binding: Hardcover
• Pages: 480
• ISBN: 978-1-78483-004-5