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Mikhaïl Nekhemievitch Tal (November 9th 1936 with Rīga, Latvia (the USSR) - June 28th 1992 with Moscow) is a player of failures. He becomes world champion in 1960, at 24 years, by beating Mikhaïl Botvinnik. This last will take again the title to him the following year, at the time of the match revenge.

Tal holds certainly more the long series of invincibility: between the July 15th 1972 and the April 26th 1973, it played 86 parts in various competitions without losing: +47 -0 =39.

Equipped with a phenomenal memory, Tal preferred the tactical play clearly, moving back in front of no sacrifice, even riskiest. He played until the end of his life, in spite of frequent diseases contracted as of 1961. Baited, it sometimes happened to him to play of the parts of competition since its room of hospital.

A part

Boris Spassky - Mikhail Tal, Tallin, 1973

1. d4 Cf6 2. c4 e6 3. Cc3 Fb4 4. Fg5 h6 5. Fh4 c5 6. d5 b5 7. dxe6 fxe6 8. cxb5 d5 9. e3 O-O 10. Cf3 Da5 11. Fxf6 Txf6 12. Dd2 a6 13. bxa6 Cc6 14. Fe2 d4 15. exd4 Txf3 16. Fxf3 cxd4 17. O-O dxc3 18. bxc3 Fxc3 19. Dd6 Txa6 20. Fxc6 Fb4 21. Db8 Txc6 22. Tac1 Fc5 23. Tc2 Da4 24. Db3 Df4 25. Dg3 Df5 26. Tfc1 Fb7 27. Df3 Dg5 28. Db3 Tc7 29. g3 Fxf2+ 30. Rxf2 Df6+ 31. Re1 De5+ 32. Rf1 Fa6+ 33. Rg1 Dd4+ 34. Rg2 De4+ 35. Rg1 Fb7 36. h4 Dh1+ 37. Rf2 Tf7+ 38. Re2 De4+ 39. abandonment (the Lady is lost in all the alternatives: 39. De3, Fa6+ 40. Rd2, Td7)

Sources

Joe Gallagher, The Magic off Mikhail Tal , Everyman Chess, 2001, ISBN 1-85744-266-0
Mikhail Tal, The Life and Ranges off Mikhail Tal , Everyman Chess, 1997, ISBN 1-85744-202-4
Mikhail Tal, Tal-Botvinnik, 1960 , Russell Enterprises, 2001, ISBN 1-888690-08-9

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