Mikhail Tal : Tactical Genius by Maxim Chetverik and Alexander Raetsky (2004, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherEveryman Chess
ISBN-101857443659
ISBN-139781857443653
eBay Product ID (ePID)30754967

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Book TitleMikhail Tal : Tactical Genius
Number of Pages160 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicChess, Board Games, General
Publication Year2004
GenreGames & Activities
AuthorMaxim Chetverik, Alexander Raetsky
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1 in
Item Weight8 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6 in

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SynopsisAlexander Raetsky and Maxim Chetverik revisit Mikhail Tal's brilliant victories. The authors have carefully picked his most famous and instructive games and combinations, ones which set the chess world alight with admiration. A study of this tactical genius is sure to entertain and benefit the aspiring chess student., Mikhail Tal was simply a chess phenomenon. The "magician from Riga" stunned the chess world when he became the youngest ever World Champion (at that time) in 1960, and he won countless supporters for his scintillating tactical play and his infectious enthusiasm for the game. As former World Champion Vassily Smyslov once noted, "Tal's appearance in chess had the effect of an exploding bomb, since his style of play was distinguished by extraordinary combinative brilliance." In this book Raetsky and Chetverik revisit Tal's brilliant victories. The authors have carefully picked his most famous and instructive games and combinations, ones which set the chess world alight with admiration. A study of this tactical genius is sure to entertain and benefit the aspiring chess student. *Includes Tal's most brilliant sacrificial attacks *Ideal for the attacking-minded chess player *Perfect for sharpening tactical ability

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