Mikhail Tal
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Mikhail Tal was a Soviet-Latvian chess player who lived from 1936 to 1992 and became one of the most celebrated figures in chess history. He is remembered for his creative and aggressive playing style that emphasized dynamic attacks and bold sacrifices, which made him both exciting to watch and influential in how chess strategy evolved during the Cold War era.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 9 November 1936
- Died
- 28 June 1992
- Works
- 17
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- Vie et Parties de Mikhaïl Tal
- Vie et Parties de Mikhaïl Tal
- Complete Games of Mikhail Tal, 1960-66
- Study chess with Tal
- Attack with Mikhail Tal
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Mikhail Tal (9 November 1936 – 28 June 1992) was a Soviet Latvian chess grandmaster and the eighth World Chess Champion. He is considered a creative genius and is widely regarded as one of the most influential players in chess history. Tal played in an attacking and daring combinatorial style. His play was known above all for improvisation and unpredictability. Vladislav Zubok said of him, "Every game for him was as inimitable and invaluable as a poem".
His nickname was "Misha", a diminutive for Mikhail, and he earned the nickname "The Magician from Riga". Both The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games and Modern Chess Brilliancies include more games by Tal than any other player. He also held the record for the longest unbeaten streak in competitive chess history with 95 games (46 wins, 49 draws) between 23 October 1973 and 16 October 1974, until Ding Liren's streak of 100 games (29 wins, 71 draws) between 9 August 2017 and 11 November 2018. In addition, Tal was a highly regarded chess writer.
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