Description: This chess book is in good condition. It has a cover price of $24.95. It was printed by Everyman Chess. Few players have captured the public imagination like the former World Champion Mikhail Tal. With his unique attacking style, he dazzled the chess world on the way to becoming the youngest ever World Champion (at that time) in 1960, winning friends around the world for both his entertaining play and engaging personality. Although Tal's championship reign was brief, he continued to delight his many fans with brilliant sacrificial games until his death in 1992. In this book Grandmaster Joe Gallagher takes a fresh look at Tal's games and career, focusing on the previously neglected period from 1975 to 1992 during which he played some of his most accomplished chess. Despite periodic bouts of ill-health Tal occupied a place in the world's top ten for most this period, winning many top-class events and securing dozens of wonderful victories, many of which are annotated in detail here. Contents: BibliographyPrefaceIntroduction: The Early YearsChapter One 1975-1978: Ups and Downs1 Butnorius-Tal, USSR Team Championship, Riga 19752 Tal-Stean, Moscow 19753 Doroshkievich-Tal, 43rd USSR Championship, Yerevan 19754 Tal-Sosonko, Wijk aan Zee 19765 Tal-Andersson, Stockholm 19766 Hübner-Tal, Biel Interzonal 19767 Tal-Larsen, Las Palmas 19778 Tal-Dorfman, USSR Championship, Tbilisi 1978Chapter Two 1979: Some Great Results9 Sax-Tal, Tallinn 197910 Tal-Rantanen, Tallinn 197911 Tal-Larsen, Montreal 197912 Spassky-Tal, Montreal 197913 Tal-Hübner, Montreal 197914 Tal-Velimirovic, USSR-Yugoslavia, Teslic (1st matchgame) 197915 Polugayevsky-Tal, Riga Interzonal 197916 Gheorghiu-Tal, Riga Interzonal 1979Chapter Three 1980-1984: Mixed Results17 Tal-Spassky, Tilburg 198018 Tal-Flesch, Lvov 198119 Tal-Van der Wiel, Wijk aan Zee 198220 Tal-Grigorian, Yerevan 198221 Tal-Van der Wiel, Moscow interzonal 198222 Tal-Ftacnik, Sochi 198223 Tal-Chandler, Sochi 198224 Tal-Andersson, Malmo (1st matchgame) 1983Chapter Four 1985-1986: Improvement - A Candidate Again25 Tal-Ftacnik, Naestved 198526 Tal-Korchnoi, Montpellier Candidates 198527 Ribli-Tal, Montpellier Candidates 1985Chapter Five 1987-1988: Playing with the Good Guys Again28 Tal-Hjartarson, Reykjavik 198729 Tal-Speelman, Subotica Interzonal 198730 Tal-Ivanovic, St John 198831 Tal-Zaitschik, Tbilisi 198832 Tal-Speelman, Reykjavik 1988Chapter Six 1989-1992: The Final Years33 Tal-Lautier, Barcelona 199234 Tal-Akopian, Barcelona 1992What They Said About TalIndex of GamesCareer Record from 1975 Please check out my store for select categories. All pictures are original. If there are any problems whatsoever with any of my items, or my descriptions, please let me know and the problem/s will be resolved. I try my best to be honest, but sometimes I may miss something. I combine shipping costs if you buy more than one item. Please request a total when you are done shopping. I use E-BAY Global Shipping Program for International buyers.
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Book Title: Magic of Mikhail Tal
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Everyman Chess
Publication Year: 2001
Topic: Chess, Board Games, General
Item Height: 1.2 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Games & Activities
Item Weight: 12 Oz
Item Length: 8.2 in
Author: Joe Gallagher
Item Width: 5.8 in
Format: Trade Paperback
