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Mikhail Tal (1936-1992) defeated Mikhail Botvinnik in 1960 to become the eighth World Chess Champion. Arguably regarded as the strongest attacking player the game has ever seen, 'The Magician from Riga' had the ability to conjure incredible attacks from seemingly unremarkable positions.
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Why is Byrne vs. Fischer (1956) regarded as the "Game of the Century"?
Who labeled it the "game of the century" and did this game between Tal and Smyslov (1959) miss being the "game of the century" by 3 years? …
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Should I practice openings of a famous player if I want to play like them?
I have always liked the way Mikhail Tal played and I noticed on chessgames.com, that his most played openings are:
As White:
Sicilian (B46, B43, B82, B32, B40)
Ruy Lopez (C92, C95, C93, C96, C84)
Caro-Kann … Indian (E94, E92, E98, E69, E62)
Queen's Pawn Game (E10, A46, E00, A40, A41)
English (A15, A14, A13, A10, A17)
Nimzo Indian (E48, E52, E53, E46, E56)
Modern Benoni (A56, A64, A61, A62, A65)
Mikhail Tal …
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