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Soviet and Latvian chess grandmaster (1936–1992)
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
Mikhail_Tal
Soviet chess grandmaster (1911–1995)
(2004). "Mikhail Botvinnik's Opening Course". In Neat, K. (ed.). Return Match for the World Chess Championship: Mikhail Botvinnik – Mikhail Tal, Moscow
Mikhail_Botvinnik
A World Chess Championship was played between Mikhail Botvinnik and Mikhail Tal in Moscow from March 15 to May 7, 1960. Botvinnik was the reigning champion
World_Chess_Championship_1960
Competition to determine the World Chess Champion
the return match in 1958, and lost to Mikhail Tal in 1960 but won the return match in 1961. Thus Smyslov and Tal each held the world title for a year,
World_Chess_Championship
Soviet-Armenian chess grandmaster (1929–1984)
that his opponents never know when he is suddenly going to play like Mikhail Tal." (Tal was known as the most aggressive attacker of his era.) Petrosian was
Tigran_Petrosian
Chess tournament
exception of 2015, to honour the memory of the former World Champion Mikhail Tal (1936–1992). Many of the world's strongest players compete. In 2014 it
Tal_Memorial
Chess tournament
tournament. In the final, Mikhail Tal clinched the championship with a 3½–½ victory over Armenian grandmaster Rafael Vaganian. Mikhail Tal, the 51-year-old former
World Blitz Chess Championship
World_Blitz_Chess_Championship
played between former champion Mikhail Botvinnik and champion Mikhail Tal in Moscow from March 15 to May 13, 1961. Tal had unseated Botvinnik in the 1960
World_Chess_Championship_1961
Capital and largest city of Latvia
1986), racing driver Patricija Stalidzane (born 2002), racing driver Mikhail Tal (1936–1992), Soviet–Latvian chess grandmaster and 8th World Chess Champion
Riga
American chess grandmaster (1943–2008)
Wilhelm Steinitz, Siegbert Tarrasch, Mikhail Chigorin, Alexander Alekhine, José Raúl Capablanca, Boris Spassky, Mikhail Tal, and Samuel Reshevsky as the greatest
Bobby_Fischer
Comparison of the best chess players throughout the years
achieved were: 2725: José Raúl Capablanca 2720: Mikhail Botvinnik, Emanuel Lasker 2700: Mikhail Tal 2690: Alexander Alekhine, Paul Morphy, Vasily Smyslov
Comparison of top chess players throughout history
Comparison_of_top_chess_players_throughout_history
had some Jewish ancestry: Wilhelm Steinitz, Emanuel Lasker, Mikhail Botvinnik, Mikhail Tal, Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov. The Modern School of Chess
List_of_Jewish_chess_players
Chess opening
analysed by many grandmasters, such as Bobby Fischer, Garry Kasparov, and Mikhail Tal. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. By advancing
Sicilian_Defence
Russian chess grandmaster (born 1963)
time, making him the youngest-ever world champion, a record held by Mikhail Tal for over 20 years. Kasparov's win with Black in the 16th game has been
Garry_Kasparov
Russian chess grandmaster (1937–2025)
least twice (not necessarily while they were reigning): Vasily Smyslov, Mikhail Tal, Tigran Petrosian, Bobby Fischer, Anatoly Karpov, and Garry Kasparov
Boris_Spassky
Chess variant with little move time allowed
loss (to Viktor Korchnoi). Mikhail Tal was a distant second, 4½ points behind. Fischer won both games against each of Tal, Tigran Petrosian, and Vasily
Fast_chess
One of several most distal parts of a limb, such as fingers or toes
indicated, is case-dependent. For instance the former chess world champion Mikhail Tal lived all his life with only three right-hand fingers. Each finger has
Digit_(anatomy)
Estonian chess grandmaster (1916–1975)
points behind Mikhail Tal, with 18½/28 (+15−6=7). He had positive or equal scores against all the competitors, including 3–1 against Tal, but this was
Paul_Keres
Soviet chess grandmaster (1925–1998)
champions is positive: +39−36=131 (Max Euwe +1−1, Mikhail Botvinnik +4−1=7, Vassily Smyslov +11−8=37, Mikhail Tal +6−6=23, Tigran Petrosian +5−3=32, Boris Spassky
Efim_Geller
Chronological list of notable chess games
Bronstein with a sacrificial attack. 1960: Mikhail Tal vs Mikhail Botvinnik, 1st Match Game, Moscow. Tal's critics said his daring, complicated style
List_of_chess_games
Chess competition in the Soviet Union
58th championships, which used the Swiss-system. Six titles: Mikhail Botvinnik, Mikhail Tal Four titles: Tigran Petrosian, Viktor Korchnoi, Alexander Beliavsky
USSR_Chess_Championship
Soviet-Swiss chess grandmaster (1931–2016)
and future GM stars such as Mikhail Tal, Tigran Petrosian, and Boris Spassky, following in the path laid out by Mikhail Botvinnik. Korchnoi's playing
Viktor_Korchnoi
Russian chess grandmaster (born 1966)
(1994). Mikhail Tal Games 1949–1962. Chess Stars. ISBN 978-1-199-58317-8. Alexander Khalifman; Sergei Soloviev; Olga Krylova (1995). Mikhail Tal Games 1963–1972
Alexander_Khalifman
In chess, a strategic pawn minority advancement
vs. Tal, 1983 In this position, Syrian-American grandmaster Yasser Seirawan has just played 13.b4 against the former world champion Mikhail Tal, expanding
Minority_attack
Schlechter Memorial Silesian Chess Congress Sinquefield Cup Staunton Memorial Tal Memorial Tata Steel Chess Tournament Tilburg chess tournament Torre Memorial
List of strong chess tournaments
List_of_strong_chess_tournaments
Name list
composer Misha Shmerkin (born 1970) , Israeli competitive figure skater Mikhail Tal (1936-1992), Soviet-Latvian chess player Misha Timmins (born 1987), English
Misha_(name)
Norwegian chess grandmaster (born 1990)
November, Carlsen achieved a shared 8th place of 10 participants in the Mikhail Tal Memorial in Moscow with two losses and seven draws. He finished ninth
Magnus_Carlsen
a rematch in 1958. In 1960, he lost the title to the Latvian prodigy Mikhail Tal, an accomplished tactician and attacking player. Botvinnik again regained
History_of_chess
Chess opening
favourite of former world champions Garry Kasparov, Bobby Fischer, and Mikhail Tal, with prominent grandmasters (GMs) Viktor Korchnoi, Miguel Najdorf, Efim
King's_Indian_Defence
Danish chess grandmaster and author (1935–2010)
World Champions who held the title from 1948 to 1985: Mikhail Botvinnik, Vasily Smyslov, Mikhail Tal, Tigran Petrosian, Boris Spassky, Bobby Fischer, and
Bent_Larsen
Union Russia Sergei Rublevsky 2706 2013-11 1974 121 Soviet Union Latvia Mikhail Tal 2705 1980-01 1936 1992 Former world champion (1960–1961) Soviet Union
List of chess players by peak FIDE rating
List_of_chess_players_by_peak_FIDE_rating
Russian chess grandmaster (born 1951)
Stars" tournament in 1979, where he finished joint first (+7−1=10) with Mikhail Tal ahead of a field of strong grandmasters completed by Jan Timman, Ljubomir
Anatoly_Karpov
Brazilian chess grandmaster (born 1952)
behind Ljubomir Ljubojević, firstly at Las Palmas with Ulf Andersson and Mikhail Tal, and then at Manila with Lev Polugaevsky, Bent Larsen and Helmut Pfleger
Henrique_Mecking
Latvian and Soviet chess player, trainer, and writer
writer. He is best known as the trainer of the 1960–61 World Champion Mikhail Tal. In 1935, he took 4th place in Rosas (Salo Flohr won). In 1936, he took
Alexander_Koblencs
1993 film by Steven Zaillian
White. Zilber, Latvian Chess Champion in 1958, defeated the teenage Mikhail Tal in 1952, and during most of the 1980s was homeless and regarded as one
Searching_for_Bobby_Fischer
Encyclopaedia of Chess, New York: St. Martin's Press Tal, Mikhail (1976), The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal, New York: RHM Press, ISBN 0-89058-027-8 Wade, Robert;
List of world records in chess
List_of_world_records_in_chess
Biennial international chess tournament
part of West Germany Soviet Union 34½ Mikhail Botvinnik, Vasily Smyslov, Paul Keres, David Bronstein, Mikhail Tal, Tigran Petrosian Yugoslavia 29 Svetozar
Chess_Olympiad
Serbian chess grandmaster (1923–2012)
players such as Bobby Fischer, Tigran Petrosian, Efim Geller, Mikhail Botvinnik, Mikhail Tal and Miguel Najdorf. He represented his native Yugoslavia with
Svetozar_Gligorić
Name list
composer Mikhail Tal (1936–1992), Soviet world chess champion Nickol Tal (born 1994), Israeli fencer Tobias Tal (1847–1898), Dutch rabbi Wasfi Tal (1919–1971)
Tal_(name)
Latvian chess player (born 1933)
(2nd place) 1957 (4th place) 1958 (1st place, ahead Aivars Gipslis and Mikhail Tal) 1961 (4th place) 1962 (2nd place) 1963 (5th place) 1964 (3rd place)
Israel_Zilber
Chess term whereby the players agree to a draw
Botvinnik. Tal vs. Botvinnik, 1960 In the 21st of 24 games of the 1960 World Chess Championship between Mikhail Tal and Mikhail Botvinnik, Tal only needed
Draw_by_agreement
Chess opening
played by numerous grandmasters, including world champions Mikhail Botvinnik, Mikhail Tal, Tigran Petrosian, Boris Spassky, Anatoly Karpov, and Garry
King's Indian Defence, Sämisch Variation
King's_Indian_Defence,_Sämisch_Variation
Chess match between Tigran Petrosian and Boris Spassky
placegetters qualified for the Candidates, along with Boris Spassky and Mikhail Tal who were seeded into the Candidates matches as finalists of the previous
World_Chess_Championship_1969
Russian chess player
shared the 3-5th place with Vladimir Savon and Gennady Kuzmin (with Mikhail Tal and Vladimir Tukmakov taking first and second place). At the super-tournament
Mikhail_Mukhin
1988–1989 chess tournament series
the highest of any chess tournament to that date. Anatoly Karpov and Mikhail Tal shared first place after drawing each other in the final round. Discussions
Chess_World_Cup_1988–1989
Hungarian-American chess grandmaster (1928–2019)
held the World Champion title at some point. They are Bobby Fischer, Mikhail Tal, Tigran Petrosian, and Vassily Smyslov. His career score against Fischer
Pal_Benko
Chess endgame study
strong grandmasters who analyzed the position, only former World Champion Mikhail Tal was able to solve it. While the solution is striking, the study was found
Plaskett's_Puzzle
Disadvantage in a game due to obligation to move
win in 14 more moves. Portisch vs. Tal, 1965 Another instance of Zugzwang Lite occurred in Lajos Portisch–Mikhail Tal, Candidates Match 1965, again from
Zugzwang
Soviet chess grandmaster (1934–1973)
Stein vs Mikhail Tal, USSR Club Championship Team finals, Moscow 1961, Sicilian Defence, Najdorf Variation (B94), 1–0 Former world champion Tal has to concede
Leonid_Stein
Chess opening
less popular but aggressive line is 4.h4, the Tal Variation,[citation needed] popularised by GM Mikhail Tal. 3...c5, which has been called the Arkell–Khenkin
Caro–Kann_Defence
English chess grandmaster (born 1948)
incumbent World Chess Champion (following Jonathan Penrose's defeat of Mikhail Tal in 1960). He represented England in eight Chess Olympiads. Keene retired
Raymond_Keene
Series of moves done by a player to prevent their opponent from taking some action
Tigran Petrosian, and Anatoly Karpov; even tactical players, such as Mikhail Tal and Garry Kasparov, make use of prophylaxis. The term prophylaxis comes
Prophylaxis_(chess)
English chess grandmaster (1933–2021)
Tigran Petrosian. Penrose vs. Tal, Leipzig 1960 At the Leipzig 1960 Olympiad, he defeated then-World Champion Mikhail Tal with the white pieces in a Modern
Jonathan_Penrose
Soviet chess player (1912–1974)
accumulated results, after winning at Hastings 1955/56. 1957 - One player, Mikhail Tal. He won the Soviet championship that year. In 1958 and 1959, no Soviet
Rashid_Nezhmetdinov
Annual chess tournament
1934/5, 1945/6 and 1949/50), Mikhail Botvinnik (1934/5, 1961/2 and 1966/7), Vasily Smyslov (1954/5, 1962/3 and 1968/9), Mikhail Tal (1963/4), Tigran Petrosian
Hastings International Chess Congress
Hastings_International_Chess_Congress
Chess match between Mikhail Botvinnik and Tigran Petrosian
qualifying for the Candidates' Tournament. They were then joined by Mikhail Tal (loser of the last World Championship match in 1961) and Paul Keres (runner-up
World_Chess_Championship_1963
Sacrificial chess opening
rise to open files and diagonals. Former world champion Mikhail Tal once reportedly told Mikhail Botvinnik that he had sacrificed a pawn because it was
Gambit
Russian chess grandmaster (1926–2016)
players to have beaten six world champions (Botvinnik, Vasily Smyslov, Mikhail Tal, Tigran Petrosian, Boris Spassky, and Anatoly Karpov). Opening variations
Mark_Taimanov
Historic chess tournament
last three places were given to players of special merit – Botvinnik, Mikhail Tal, and Keres. The first reserve was Leonid Stein, who placed sixth in the
Chess matches of Russia and the Soviet Union against the rest of the World
Chess_matches_of_Russia_and_the_Soviet_Union_against_the_rest_of_the_World
Soviet chess grandmaster (1921–2010)
tournament held in Yugoslavia, which was won by the rising superstar Mikhail Tal. He missed out in 1962, but was back in 1964, following a first-place
Vasily_Smyslov
Icelandic chess grandmaster and official (1935–2025)
shared first with Ljubomir Ljubojević at Wijk aan Zee 1976, ahead of Mikhail Tal. According to Chessmetrics, Friðrik at his best was rated 2692 on the
Friðrik_Ólafsson
Name list
chairman of the "Civil Society" movement Mikhail Tal (1936–1992), Soviet chess grandmaster and World Chess Champion Mikhail Trepashkin (1957), Soviet Union-born
List of people with given name Mikhail
List_of_people_with_given_name_Mikhail
Soviet chess grandmaster (1934–1995)
cycles, when he defeated Henrique Mecking and former world champion Mikhail Tal, respectively, in quarterfinal Candidates matches, before succumbing
Lev_Polugaevsky
Chess match between Kasparov and Karpov
com. Retrieved on 1 July 2016. Throwback Thursday: Ulf Andersson and Mikhail Tal play six-game match, Carlos Alberto Colodro, Chessbase, August 29, 2025
World Chess Championship 1984–1985
World_Chess_Championship_1984–1985
featured five players, three of them Soviet citizens—including the winner, Mikhail Botvinnik. Botvinnik went on to win or retain in four further championship
List of World Chess Championships
List_of_World_Chess_Championships
Chess tournament series
double round-robin between ten leading grandmasters. Anatoly Karpov and Mikhail Tal shared first place after drawing each other in the final round. In 1988–1989
Chess_World_Cup
Chess opening
aggressive players, including Chigorin, Paul Keres, and world champions Mikhail Tal and Boris Spassky. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess
Two_Knights_Defense
Advantage of White over Black in chess
Review, September 1969, p. 504. Bogoljubow quotation Tal, Mikhail (1976), The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal, RHM Press, p. 18, ISBN 0-89058-027-8 Aagaard, Jacob
First-move_advantage_in_chess
Spanish chess grandmaster (born 1950)
chess heroes was former world champion Mikhail Tal, for his creative and aggressive style of play. Juan defeated Tal in a match in 1984. He is married to
Juan_Manuel_Bellón_López
Title for chess players awarded by FIDE
the Netherlands, Olga Girya of Russia (2021), former world champion Mikhail Tal, and former world champion Vladimir Kramnik of Russia, all became Grandmasters
FIDE_titles
Indian chess grandmaster (born 1969)
move. Anand defeated Shirov 4½−1½ to win the match (+3−0=3). Tal Memorial 2011: The 6th Tal Memorial tournament took place from 16 to 25 June 2011. The
Viswanathan_Anand
Chess opening
system was revitalized by players in the Soviet Union, chief among them Mikhail Tal. Its subsequent adoption by players of a similarly aggressive and uncompromising
Modern_Benoni
2019 American drama television series
Will Keaton to stop terrorist Mikhail Tal. Morris Chestnut as Will Keaton, the FBI special agent in charge of the hunt for Tal, and a rising star in the FBI
The_Enemy_Within_(TV_series)
Arrangement of digits on hands and feet
conspicuously more common in the Vadoma in Zimbabwe. Tetradactyly Tridactyly (Mikhail Tal) Didactyly Monodactyly Clinodactyly is a medical term describing the
Dactyly
Latvian-Spanish chess grandmaster (born 1972)
after both players finished on 7½/9. In March 2017, Shirov won the Mikhail Tal Memorial blitz tournament in Jūrmala scoring 9½/11 points. In 2018 and
Alexei_Shirov
American economist and chess grandmaster (born 1953)
1976. He has also drawn individual games against former world champions Mikhail Tal and Tigran V. Petrosian. In 2012 he drew a blitz game with the world's
Kenneth_Rogoff
Chess match between Anatoly Karpov and Viktor Korchnoi
offer. During the match it was speculated that the new move was from Mikhail Tal, but actually Karpov's second, Igor Zaitsev, discovered it during match
World_Chess_Championship_1978
Union), Lajos Portisch (Hungary), Boris Spassky (France) and Mikhail Tal (Soviet Union). Tal, Petrosian and Spassky were former World Champions. The format
1981_in_chess
Chess opening
27.Nxe6 Rac8 28.fxg7 Kg8 29.Rh1 Bxe4 30.Rh8 Kf7 31.Nxc7 Qxc3 32.g8=Q Mikhail Tal vs. Robert Eugene Byrne, 1976 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6
Sicilian Defence, Chekhover Variation
Sicilian_Defence,_Chekhover_Variation
Israeli chess grandmaster (1937–1996)
champion, Mikhail Tal. Most instructively, Liberzon makes the opposite-coloured bishops work in his favour. White: Vladimir Liberzon Black: Mikhail Tal Nimzo-Indian
Vladimir_Liberzon
Chess match between Tigran Petrosian and Boris Spassky
series of matches. Two players were seeded directly into the tournament: Mikhail Botvinnik (loser of the last championship match) and Paul Keres (2nd place
World_Chess_Championship_1966
Chess tournament
it runs annually. The first edition was held in 1964 and was won by Mikhail Tal with a score of 12.5 points out of 13. The tournament is currently played
Reykjavik_Open
Latvian chess player (1935–2010)
youth teams during the early to mid-1950s, along with stars such as GM Mikhail Tal and GM Aivars Gipslis. Klovāns played for Latvia in two Chess Olympiads
Jānis_Klovāns
Duel for the World Chess Championship
Timman advanced because he had more wins during the tournament (4 against Tal's 3). The top 4 from the round-robin played a series of matches in 1986, the
World_Chess_Championship_1987
Serbian chess grandmaster (1933–2022)
decorated player in the Olympiad history (tied with Garry Kasparov) behind Mikhail Tal (15), Paul Keres (15), Tigran Petrosian (16) and Vasily Smyslov (17)
Borislav_Ivkov
Latvian chess grandmaster (1936–2000)
1960. Bagirov was world senior champion in 1998. He was the coach of Mikhail Tal and Garry Kasparov, both of whom are considered to be among the greatest
Vladimir_Bagirov
Malformation of the central digit(s) of the hand or foot
the AMC reality show, Freakshow. The Vadoma tribe in northern Zimbabwe Mikhail Tal, Soviet chess player, World Chess Champion 1960–61 Photograph showing
Ectrodactyly
Ukrainian chess grandmaster (born 1952)
result at the USSR Championship, sharing second place with Boris Gulko, Mikhail Tal and Rafael Vaganian, after Tigran Petrosian. In 1976, his Grandmaster
Oleg_Romanishin
International team chess event
Oberhausen 1961: former world champion Mikhail Tal (seated left) and future world champion Tigran Petrosian (standing right) follow events
European Team Chess Championship
European_Team_Chess_Championship
Chess opening
Qf7 7.Nd2 (Bondarevsky–Lilienthal, USSR 1941). List of chess openings "Mikhail Tal vs. Anatoly S. Lutikov, Tallinn (1964)". Chessgames.com. Burgess, Graham
Elephant_Gambit
Hungarian chess grandmaster (born 1976)
title; Polgár was 12. It was during this time that former world champion Mikhail Tal said Polgár had the potential to win the World Championship. Judit was
Judit_Polgár
Filipino chess grandmaster (born 1951)
against the world's top players such as future World Champion Karpov, Mikhail Tal, Viktor Korchnoi, Bent Larsen and Robert Eugene Byrne, among others.
Eugene_Torre
Hungarian chess grandmaster (born 1937)
series for the first time, but he lost his first round match against Mikhail Tal, by 2½–5½. Portisch won the 1967 Halle Zonal with 15½/19, to advance
Lajos_Portisch
Hungarian chess grandmaster
with a creative attack against the opponent's king. Janos Flesch vs Mikhail Tal, Miskolc 1963, Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations,(B50), ½–½ The opponent
János_Flesch
12½/19, ahead of Tigran Petrosian, Lajos Portisch and Mikhail Tal (all 12/19). After a play-off, it is Tal who misses out on a place in the Candidates' phase
1976_in_chess
Georgian chess grandmaster (1933–2008)
played in eight USSR Chess Championships. He shared first place with Mikhail Tal at Tbilisi in 1969–70 and placed first at Olomouc in 1976. Gurgenidze
Bukhuti_Gurgenidze
World Chess Championship match intended to be played in 1975
Kuzmin (Soviet Union) 2565 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 - 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 9½ 8-10 Mikhail Tal (Soviet Union) 2655 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 - 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 0 0 1 0 1 8½ 67.25 8-10
World_Chess_Championship_1975
– named after Mark Taimanov Tal Gambit of the Sicilian Defence – 1.e4 c5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 Nf6 – named after Mikhail Tal Tal Variation of the Caro–Kann Defence
List of chess openings named after people
List_of_chess_openings_named_after_people
Chess tournament in Estonia and Canada
1971 Mikhail Tal Paul Keres 3 1973 Mikhail Tal 4 1975 Paul Keres 5 1977 Mikhail Tal 6 1979 Tigran Petrosian 7 1981 Mikhail Tal 8 1983 Mikhail Tal Rafael
Paul Keres Memorial Tournament
Paul_Keres_Memorial_Tournament
Mongolian chess player (born 1938)
Vlastimil Hort won); took 16th place at Tallinn 1971 (Paul Keres and Mikhail Tal won); and tied for 8-9th place in the 10th Rubinstein Memorial at Polanica
Lhamsuren_Myagmarsuren
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