Mikhail Tal

Mikhail Nekhemyevich Tal was a Soviet-Latvian chess player and the eighth World Chess Champion. He is considered a creative genius and is widely regarded as one of the most influential chess players. 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".

Last footage of Mikhail Tal (1992) (English subtitle)

Chess player Mikhail Tal

Mikhail Tal beats Kasparov in 17 Moves - 1 Month before his Death

Grand Master Mikhail Tal

Attack With Mikhail Tal

Attack with Mikhail Tal

Why is it more usual for attacking chess players such as Mikhail Tal to open a game quietly than to play a gambit? - Quora

Bobby Fischer meets Mikhail Tal

Mikhail Tal

Master Class Vol.2 - Mikhail Tal

International Chess Federation on X: Mikhail Tal was born on this day in 1936 in Riga, Latvia. The Magician from Riga became Wolrd Champion in 1960, defeating Mikhail Botvinnik by 12.5-8.5, at

Combinations of Mikhail Tal - Chess Lessons

The Innovation of Mikhail Tal

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