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Mihail Marin
Mihail Marin, born in Bucharest in 1965,
is a Romanian chess grandmaster, three-time national champion and renowned author.
He won the Romanian Championship in 1988, 1994 and 1999
and represented his country at twelve Chess Olympiads, winning an individual bronze medal in 1988.
Marin earned the grandmaster title in 1993 and reached his peak rating of 2616 in 2009.
He is particularly well known for his clear explanations of strategic concepts in his books,
ChessBase training courses and contributions to ChessBase Magazine.
His most acclaimed works include Secrets of Chess Defence and Learn from the Legends,
the second volume of which was published in 2025.
Published by ChessBase
This video course is aimed as a tactical guide for Black, featuring the most typical combinations for the French structures.
The first DVD includes the systems 1...e5, the Dutch and Indian setups.
The aim of these Dvd's is to build a repertoire after 1.c4 and 2.g3 for White. The first DVD includes the systems 1...e5, the Dutch and Indian setups. The second DVD includes the systems with 1...c5, 1...c6 and 1...e6.
The second DVD includes the systems with 1...c5, 1...c6 and 1...e6.
The first DVD includes the systems 1...e5, the Dutch and Indian setups.
Learn from legends! Get the full Master Class series on the World Champions at a discounted bundle price.
In this course, you’ll learn how to take the initiative against the London and prevent White from comfortably playing their usual system by playing 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 Nh5.
In this video course experts examine the games of Bent Larsen. Let them show you which openings Larsen chose, where his strength in middlegames were, how he outplayed his opponents in the endgame & you’ll get a glimpse of his tactical abilities!
In this video course experts examine the games of Steinitz. Let them show you which openings Steinitz chose, where his strength in middlegames were, how he outplayed his opponents in the endgame & you’ll get a glimpse of his tactical abilities!
Experts examine the games of Max Euwe. Let them show you which openings Euwe chose to play, where his strength in middlegames were, which tactical abilities he had or how he outplayed his opponents in the endgame.
In this video course, experts including Dorian Rogozenco, Mihail Marin, Karsten Müller and Oliver Reeh, examine the games of Boris Spassky. Let them show you which openings Spassky chose to play, where his strength in middlegames were and much more.
This “60 Minutes” is aimed at providing the reader with a guide to positional and strategic play in the middlegame.
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