The documentary “”Mikhail Tal. From a distance.” by the award-winning director Stanislav Tokalov premiered on 31st March at the cinema Splendid Palace in Riga, Latvia. In the film, which includes archive footage and present-day interviews, the author tries to...
Magician from Riga
The art of TalFriday, November 16 2012 00:00By Zaldy Dandan – Editor NOVEMBER 9th would have been the 76th birthday of, quite possibly, the most beloved former chess champion of the world, Latvian-Soviet GM Mikhail Nekhemievich Tal. He died...
A rarely seen picture of Tal
A rarely seen picture of me playing Tal when I was just a young girl. It was one of the highlights in my chess career. I wrote about this special battle in my best selling book “Breaking Through”. Chess...
2011 Tal Memorial – World’s Best Chess Players Fight For Tal’s Honor
Original article on the 2011 Tal Memorial available on William’s site. The 2011 Tal Memorial is starting today, featuring 10 of the world’s most elite chess players at an average FIDE rating of 2773! This star-studded round robin is...
Rashid Nezhmetdinov vs Mikhail Tal – Baku 1961
Please checkout the original article on the Rashid Nezhmetdinov vs Mikhail Tal at William’s site that includes an interactive chessboard and more information. Although Boris Spassky won the 29th USSR Championship in Baku 1961, the best known game in...
Tal chess tactic
White to move. How should white proceed? Source: ChessToday.net Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Tal defeating Kasparov in his last tournament
Tal beating Kasparov at Moscow Blitz, his last tournament shortly before he passed away. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Tal Memorial 2010
Tal Memorial 2010 participants and information Tal Memorial 2010 will take place place 5th-18th November 2010. Ten participants have confirmed their participation so far – GM Levon Aronian (ARM) 2783, GM Vladimir Kramnik (RUS) 2780, GM Pavel Eljanov (URK)...
A collection over the years
Fischer, Kasparov, Karpov, Tal, Botvinnik, Spassky, Smyslov, Kramnik, Anand, Topalov, Khalifman. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar