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Mikhail Tal
Mikhail Nekhemyevich Tal is a Soviet Latvian chess player and eighth world chess champion. Widely known as a creative genius and one of the greatest offensive players of all time, Tal plays in a bold, mixed style. His style of play is best known as spontaneity and unpredictability. It is said that "every game for him is as impersonal and precious as a poem". He is often referred to as "Misha", a little person of Mikhail, and he has the nickname "Magician of Riga". The Mammoths book about the world's greatest chess games and modern chess games includes more Tal games than any other. In addition, Tal is a highly regarded chess pen. He also holds the record for the longest streak of unbeaten matches in chess history with 95 games from October 23, 1973 to October 16, 1974, to Ding Liren's 100-game streak from August 9. 2017 to November 11, 2018. Tal died on June 28, 1992 in Moscow, Russia.
Full nameLatvian: Mihails Tāls
CountrySoviet Union
Born9 November 1936, Riga, Latvia
Died28 June 1992 (aged 55), Moscow, Russia
TitleGrandmaster (1957)
World Champion1960–61
Peak rating2705 (January 1980)

About Mikhail Tal

Chess Player Mikhail Tal was born in Riga, Latvia on November 9, 1936. He dies at the age of 55, on June 28, 1992.

In 1960, a Soviet chess master from Latvia became only the eighth World Chess Champion in history.

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Mikhail Tal before becoming famous

Mikhail Tal was born in the Zodiac sign Scorpio (The Scorpion), and 1936 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rat (鼠).

In 1951, he competed for the Latvian Championship for the first time.

Achievement of Mikhail Tal

Many consider him to be the greatest attacking player of all time because, rather than playing defensively, he opted for a bold, creative style.

Mikhail Tal's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

In 1959, he married a Russian model, but they subsequently divorced.

Mikhail Tal on Social Media

Mikhail Tal Collabed with

He and Chess Player Boris Spassky were two of the most important Soviet players in the mid-twentieth century.

Mikhail Tal Income & Net worth

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Mikhail Tal Height and Weight

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Latest information about Mikhail Tal updated on March 13 2023.