Descripción

Learn from the Legends 2 Chess Heroes at their Best when Learn from the Legends was published in 2004, the book became an instant classic and Mihail Marin became known as one of the

world’s finest chess authors.

Chess Heroes at their Best

In this new book, the Romanian GM shines the spotlight on five more all-time-great players: Leonid Stein, Lev Polugaevsky, David Bronstein, Paul Keres and Lajos Portisch.

Learn from the Legends 2

Much like the first book, the ambitious student can learn a great deal from studying the legends of yesteryear, aided by the author’s expert insights, while more casual readers will enjoy the

biographical and best-games compilation of five wonderful chess players.

Mihail Marin

T he same as with Learn from the Legends, this book is a collection of the best efforts of players from the past, whose style and achievements have impressed me deeply. There are a few

important differences between the two books though. Each of the heroes in this current book has his own individual style, hard to confuse with that of the others.

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However, I wanted the respective chapters to have a tighter connection with each other than in the original Legends book. I started my work free of preconceptions but, as the book progressed,

it became clear that tactical abilities and attacking skills were common elements in the styles of my heroes.

Chess Heroes at their Best

This discovery gave me the general direction for the book, turning it into a slightly unusual form of tactical and attacking manual, within a biographical framework. At the same time, all the

players had their own trademark way of preparing and carrying out their attacks. It is easy to notice certain particularities of the double-edged tactical battles in each case too.

Mihail Marin

Mihail Marin became a grandmaster in 1993 and has represented Romania in ten Chess Olympiads. He has long been known as one of the world’s most insightful chess annotators and authors.

Chess Heroes at their Best

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