Tal, Mikhail (1936 – 1992)
Mikhail Tal (1988. Creative Commons License).
| Alternative last name spellings: Tals. |
| Alternative first name spellings: Mihails. Mihail. |
| Alias: Misha. The Magician from Riga. |
GENERAL INFO
| Description: Tal was a Soviet Latvian chess Grandmaster, World Chess Champion and one of the best attacking players of all time. He stood out from a very young age because of his great ability to create tactical attacks and risky combinations. His peculiar style has made him one of the legendary players in the history of chess. In addition, Tal was a highly regarded chess writer. | |
| Sex: Male. | Occupation: Chess player. |
| Place of Birth / Death: Riga, Latvia / Moscow, Russia. | Country Tags: Latvia. |
| Centuries: XX. | Title: Grandmaster (1957). |
| Wolrd Champion: 1961–1962. | School: Riga Palace of Young Pioneers. |
| Styles: Aggressive, daring and combinatorial. | Chess Olympiads: 1958, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1972, 1974, 1980, 1982. |
IN MUSICHESS
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External links
- Ajedrez32: Al ataque – Mikhail Tal: http://www.ajedrez32.com/al-ataque-mikhail-tal/ – [06/03/2018].
- Karl Kolumne: Ein exzessives genie – Weltmesiter Michail Tal: http://www.karlonline.org/kol12.htm – [06/03/2018].
- Mikhail Tal chess games at 365Chess.com: https://www.365chess.com/players/Mikhail__Tal – [06/03/2018].
- Mikhail Tal on Chess24: https://chess24.com/es/informate/jugadores/mikhail-tal – [06/03/2018].
- Mikhail Tal player profile and games at Chessgames.com: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=14380 – [06/03/2018].
- Mikhail Tal team chess record at OlimpBase.org: http://www.olimpbase.org/players/o8maieuc.html – [06/03/2018].
- Wikipedia the free encyclopedia: Mikhail Tal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Tal – [06/03/2018].
Bibliography
- Averbakh, Yuri. (2012). A history of chess. From Chaturanga to the present day. Milford, USA: Russel enterprises Inc.
- Eales, Richard. (2002). Chess: The history of a game. Glasgow, Scotland: Hardinge Simpole Publishing.
- Elo, Arpad E. (2008). The rating of chess players, Past and Present. New York: Ishi Press.
- Hooper, David. Whyld, Kenneth. (1992). The Oxford companion to chess. Oxford: Oxford University Press
- Kirillov, Valentin (2017). Team Tal: An Inside Story. Moscow: Elk and Ruby Publishing House.
- Murray, H. J. R. (1913). A history of chess. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Tal, Mikhail (1997). The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal. Everyman.
- Winter, Edward G., ed. (1981). World chess champions. Pergamon.
