Mikhail Tal

Born

November 9, 1936

Died

June 27, 1992 (aged 55)

Known as

chess player, writer, journalist, chess composer, Grandmaster

Mikhail Tal 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 combinatorial style. His play was known for improvisation and unpredictability. Vladislav Zubok said of him, "Every game for him was as inimitable and invaluable as a poem".

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