| Mikhail Tal: the shooting star of chess Contributor(s): Golombek, Harry (Author) |
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ISBN: 184382079X ISBN-13: 9781843820796 Publisher: Hardinge Simpole Limited OUR PRICE: $22.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2004 Annotation: Morphy, Charousek, Pillsbury, Fischer... the history of chess is illuminated by shooting stars who burn briefly across the chess firmament, only to vanish without trace. The parabolic career of the Latvian genius Mikhail Tal conforms all too well to this astonishing pattern. As a virtually unknown student in 1957 Tal swept aside the revered phalanxes of Soviet Grandmasters and ultimately annihilated the Red Czar of Soviet chess himself - Mikhail Botvinnik - all within a mere three year period. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Games & Activities | Chess |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.48 lbs) 168 pages |