The Life And Games Of Mikhail Tal

Author : Mikhail Tal
Publisher : Everyman Chess
Page : 639 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1997-07-01
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781781944332

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The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal by Mikhail Tal Pdf

Mikhail Tal, the 'magician from Riga,' was the greatest attacking World Champion of them all, and this enchanting autobiography chronicles his extraordinary career with charm and humor. Dazzling games are interspersed throughout with anecdotes and witty self-interviews, and in typically objective fashion he related both the downs and ups of his encounters. An inveterate smoker and drinker, Tal's life on the circuit was punctuated by bouts in the hospital with kidney problems, but nothing could dull his love for chess and his sheer genius on the chessboard. His illustrious tournament record, up to his death in 1992, is included here in full, along with 100 complete games and nearly as many positions. Tal's annotations in this book are a world apart from ordinary games collections. No reader could fail to be swept along by his passion and vitality as he sets the scene for an encounter and then recounts every psychological twist and turn.

Author : Mikhail Tal,Iakov Damsky
Publisher : Everyman Chess
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Games
ISBN : 1857440439

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Attack with Mikhail Tal by Mikhail Tal,Iakov Damsky Pdf

One of the hardest tasks competitive chess-players face is the development of an opening repertoire suited to their own style of play. In view of the limited time most players have to study, an economic and well designed repertoire is essential, but it is sometimes difficult to know where to start. In this book, translated by Ken Neat, Grandmaster Gufeld makes the job easier by providing an ideal framework for a practical opening repertoire, specifically tailored for those who relish attacking play.

Author : Joe Gallagher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Games
ISBN : 1857442660

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The Magic of Mikhail Tal by Joe Gallagher Pdf

This look at the games of the swashbuckling former World Champion Mikhail Tal. Was he really the Magician from Riga or were his games a well-disguised bluff.

Author : Mikhail Tal
Publisher : SCB Distributors
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11-12
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781936490165

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Tal-Botvinnik 1960 by Mikhail Tal Pdf

One of the greatest books ever written about a world championship match. In 1960 Mikhail Botvinnik was the pillar of "scientific " chess and the ironwilled champion of the world. The young attacking genius Mihail Tal, the "Wizard of Riga," put the magic back into the game by defeating Botvinnik with spectacular tactics in one of the most dramatic and celebrated world championship matches of all time. This is Tal's own classic work on the contest. In it he sets the stage and explains every one of the 21 games, telling both the on- and off-the-board story of this tatanic clash of styles and thought. Take a trip with the Magician from Riga as he invites you to share his thoughts and feelings as he does battle for the world title. "Mikhail Tal's splendid account of his world championship match victory is one of the masterpieces of the golden age of annotation - before insights and feelings and flashes of genius were reduced to mere moves and Informant symbols. This is simply the best book written about a world championship match by a contestant. That shouldn't be a surprise because Tal was the finest writer to become world champion." - From the Foreword by International Grandmaster Andy Soltis

Author : Alexander Raetsky,Maxim Chetverik
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Games
ISBN : 1857443659

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Mikhail Tal by Alexander Raetsky,Maxim Chetverik Pdf

Each chapter discusses an aspect of Tal's combinational play, provides examples, and then gives the reader an opportunity to attempt to solve puzzles drawn from Tal's games. Tips and solutions are provided.

Author : Mihails Tāls
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Chess
ISBN : 0890580324

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Tal-Botvinnik by Mihails Tāls Pdf

Author : Alexander Koblenz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 5604177059

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Mikhail Tal by Alexander Koblenz Pdf

In Mikhail Tal: The Street-Fighting Years, Tal's long-term coach and second Alexander Koblenz takes the reader through the first 12 years of Tal's chess career, from promising junior to world champion in 1960 and encompassing his return world championship match against Mikhail Botvinnik in 1961. This classic book, first published in the Soviet Union in 1963, contains 77 games and fragments annotated by the author who provides ring-side commentary and unique inside knowledge, as well as background information to the games and anecdotes. Five of the games are taken from Tal's 1960 world title match and seven from his 1961 world title match. Aside from Botvinnik, opponents include Bobby Fischer, Vasily Smyslov, Tigran Petrosian, Boris Spassky, David Bronstein, Viktor Korchnoi, Paul Keres, Efim Geller, Yuri Averbakh and many other stars of chess during the 1950s and early 1960s. The analysis has been updated using the latest computer technology by International Master Valeri Bronznik. Bronznik delivers a masterclass in modern analysis of classical games while allowing Koblenz full scope to demonstrate how Tal destroyed his opponents with the best attacking chess known at the time. Indeed, Bronznik makes many new and exciting discoveries in Tal's games and this work serves as an instruction manual for playing practical, street-fighting chess. As Alexei Shirov writes in his foreword, "I am very happy that this old but highly instructive book is finally out in English. The old Russian edition has always been a special treasure for me and I truly enjoyed reading it through again."

Author : Karsten Muller,Raymund Stulze
Publisher : New In Chess
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-07
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9789056914561

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The Magic Tactics of Mikhail Tal by Karsten Muller,Raymund Stulze Pdf

Mikhail Tal was one of the greatest geniuses of chess history. The magician from Riga, as he was known because of his dazzling attacking games, took the chess world by storm and in 1961, at the age of twenty-three, he won the world championship. His sacrificial style made Tal immensely popular with chess players all over the world. In this book Grandmaster Karsten Muller and chess journalist Raymund Stolze have created an instructional chess tactics guide by investigating and explaining the secrets of his breathtaking combinations. Moreover, the authors have selected from the games Tal played one hundred exercises which will teach amateurs how they can finish a game with a stunning sacrifice.

Author : Mikhail Tal,Alexander Koblencs
Publisher : Batsford Books
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-04
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781849941914

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Study Chess with Tal by Mikhail Tal,Alexander Koblencs Pdf

Mikhail Tal is one of the all-time chess greats. In 1960 he became the youngest champion in world history at the age of 23, sweeping to victory at his first attempt. His extraordinary tactical ability has never been bettered, and his reputation goes from strength to strength. This absorbing book, first published in the early 1980s, is based on diaries kept by Tal's coach from their training sessions, and this unique perspective makes it a fascinating and effective chess instructor, written in engaging language and suitable for teenagers as well as older readers. It shows how Tal achieved greatness through hard work, application and the influence of a world-class coach, and through this book modern readers can catch a glimpse of the development of a true chess genius. The book is fully updated and converted to algebraic format. p”

Author : Andy Soltis
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-07
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781476613581

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Mikhail Botvinnik by Andy Soltis Pdf

The games of Mikhail Botvinnik, world chess champion from 1948 to 1963, have been studied by players around the world for decades. But little has been written about Botvinnik himself. This book explores his unusual dual career--as a highly regarded scientist as well as the first truly professional chess player--as well as his complex relations with Soviet leaders, including Josef Stalin, his bitter rivalries, and his doomed effort to create the perfect chess-playing computer program. The book has more than 85 games, 127 diagrams, twelve photographs, a chronology of his life and career, a bibliography, an index of openings, an index of opponents, and a general index.

Author : Vladimir Kramnik,Iakov Damsky
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Games
ISBN : 1857442709

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Kramnik by Vladimir Kramnik,Iakov Damsky Pdf

Since he first burst onto the world chess scene in 1992, displaying a maturity of play far beyond his sixteen years, Vladimir Kramnik has been tipped as a future World Champion. Still only in his mid-twenties, he is now firmly consolidated in the world's top three. He has won numerous tournaments in many countries, and is one of the very few players regularly to hold his own with Kasparov. This book, Kramnik's first, describes his life and chess career, beginning with his unusual childhood. It features more than 50 of his best games, deeply annotated, plus numerous additional games and game extracts, including some from quickplay and blindfold events. (7 x 9 3/4, 240 pages, illustrations)

Author : Mihails Tāls
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Chess
ISBN : OCLC:1035920884

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The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal by Mihails Tāls Pdf

Author : Tibor Karolyi
Publisher : Quality Chess
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-27
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1907982817

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The Invincible by Tibor Karolyi Pdf

Award-winning author Tibor Karolyi concludes his investigation into the life and career of Mikhail Tal, the most entertaining and popular world chess champion of all time.This book covers the final two decades of Tal's life and games, from 1972 until his death in 1992. As in the previous volumes, insightful chess analysis and biographical research is complemented by anecdotes from famous players who share their memories of Tal "The Invincible".

Author : Mikhail Tal,Kenneth P. Neat
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1976-01-01
Category : Chess
ISBN : 0273014803

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The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal by Mikhail Tal,Kenneth P. Neat Pdf

Author : Bobby Fischer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Chess
ISBN : 0713478128

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My 60 Memorable Games by Bobby Fischer Pdf

A collection of the 60 best games of Bobby Fischer, analyzed by himself. The games are reset by John Nunn into modern algebraic notation, providing an insight into the methods and thought processes of one of the greatest chess champions.