Mihail Marin
Encyclopedia
Mihail Marin is a Romania
n chess Grandmaster. As of July 2011, his FIDE rating is 2548. Marin's first major success in international chess was in qualifying for the Interzonal
in 1987. He has won three Romanian Championships
and has played in the Chess Olympiad
s ten times, winning a bronze individual medal in 1988. For several years he was editor of the magazine Chess Extrapress.
Marin has written a number of well-received books: Secrets of Chess Defence (Gambit Publications, 2003, ISBN 1-901983-91-9), Learn from the Legends: Chess Champions at Their Best (Quality Chess
, 2004, ISBN 91-975243-2-8), Secrets of Attacking Chess (Gambit Publications, 2005, ISBN 1904600301), Beating the Open Games (Quality Chess
, 2007, ISBN 9197600431, ISBN 978-9197600439), A Spanish Opening Repertoire for Black (Quality Chess
, 2007, ISBN 9197600504, ISBN 978-9197600507) and Reggio Emilia 2007/2008 (together with Yuri Garrett - Quality Chess
, 2009, ISBN 9781906552329). Learn from the Legends was named the 2005 ChessCafe
Book of the Year, and was nominated for the 2004 BCF Book of the Year. International Master Secrets of Chess Defence was nominated for the 2003 ChessCafe Book of the Year. Jeremy Silman
, himself a prize-winning author of chess books, has called Marin "one of the world's finest chess writers" and wrote of Learn from the Legends, "I can't recall having seen a better book in the last two decades".
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n chess Grandmaster. As of July 2011, his FIDE rating is 2548. Marin's first major success in international chess was in qualifying for the Interzonal
Interzonal
Interzonal chess tournaments were tournaments organized by FIDE, the World Chess Federation, and were a stage in the triennial World Chess Championship cycle.- Zonal tournaments :...
in 1987. He has won three Romanian Championships
Romanian Chess Championship
The Romanian Chess Championship became a yearly even in 1946, and was held irregularly earlier. A series of national eliminating contests are played to select a 20-player field for the men's final...
and has played in the Chess Olympiad
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...
s ten times, winning a bronze individual medal in 1988. For several years he was editor of the magazine Chess Extrapress.
Marin has written a number of well-received books: Secrets of Chess Defence (Gambit Publications, 2003, ISBN 1-901983-91-9), Learn from the Legends: Chess Champions at Their Best (Quality Chess
Quality Chess
Quality Chess is a chess publishing company, founded in 2004 by three chess players: IM Ari Ziegler, GM Jacob Aagaard and GM John Shaw. The company is based in Glasgow....
, 2004, ISBN 91-975243-2-8), Secrets of Attacking Chess (Gambit Publications, 2005, ISBN 1904600301), Beating the Open Games (Quality Chess
Quality Chess
Quality Chess is a chess publishing company, founded in 2004 by three chess players: IM Ari Ziegler, GM Jacob Aagaard and GM John Shaw. The company is based in Glasgow....
, 2007, ISBN 9197600431, ISBN 978-9197600439), A Spanish Opening Repertoire for Black (Quality Chess
Quality Chess
Quality Chess is a chess publishing company, founded in 2004 by three chess players: IM Ari Ziegler, GM Jacob Aagaard and GM John Shaw. The company is based in Glasgow....
, 2007, ISBN 9197600504, ISBN 978-9197600507) and Reggio Emilia 2007/2008 (together with Yuri Garrett - Quality Chess
Quality Chess
Quality Chess is a chess publishing company, founded in 2004 by three chess players: IM Ari Ziegler, GM Jacob Aagaard and GM John Shaw. The company is based in Glasgow....
, 2009, ISBN 9781906552329). Learn from the Legends was named the 2005 ChessCafe
ChessCafe.com
ChessCafe.com is a website that publishes endgame studies, book reviews and other articles related to chess on a weekly basis. It was founded in 1996 by Hanon Russell, and is well known as a repository of articles about chess and its history....
Book of the Year, and was nominated for the 2004 BCF Book of the Year. International Master Secrets of Chess Defence was nominated for the 2003 ChessCafe Book of the Year. Jeremy Silman
Jeremy Silman
Jeremy Silman is an American International Master of chess. He has won the US Open, the American Open, and the National Open, and was the coach of the US junior national chess team...
, himself a prize-winning author of chess books, has called Marin "one of the world's finest chess writers" and wrote of Learn from the Legends, "I can't recall having seen a better book in the last two decades".
Notable games
- Joel Akesson vs Mihail Marin, Excelsior Cup 2004, Benoni Defense:Fianchetto Variation (A62), 1/2-1/2
- Pavel Blatny vs Mihail Marin, Haifa ETC 1989, Zukertort Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Variation (A04), 0-1