Mikhail Tal (1936-1992), a Soviet/Latvian chess player, was an interesting man. He was a grandmaster at 21, a world champion at 23 (that record has since been broken by Garry Kasparov who won the ...

Mikhail Tal, the Magician from Riga, revolutionized the world of chess with his daring and brilliant moves. Known for his aggressive and imaginative play, Tal's games were full of sacrifices and ...

Mikhail Tal, the former world champion who recently died in Moscow at the age of 55, was an authentic genius of chess. So awesome were his mental powers that one famous grandmaster complained that it ...

Mikhail Tal From a Far is a documentary exploring the unpredictable and tragic life of the genius world chess champion Mikhail Tal Rigas native son Mikhail Tal becomes the youngest world chess ...

The games of yesteryear which are considered elegant masterpieces were contested without the assistance of computers. When we re-examine them with assistance of technology we realize they are ...

8th World Chess Champion Mikhail Nyekhyemyevich Tal was born on November 9,1936, in Riga, Latvia. He passed away on June 28,1992, leaving behind a lasting legacy in the chess world. Over 140,000 ...