In this, the third and final volume of his landmark series, award-winning author Tibor Károlyi concludes his investigation into the life and career of Mikhail Tal, the most entertaining and popular world champion of all time.
In this, the third and final volume of his landmark series, award-winning author Tibor Károlyi concludes his investigation into the life and career of Mikhail Tal, the most entertaining and popular world champion of all time.
This book covers the final two decades of Tal’s life and games, from 1972 until his death in 1992. Despite being more than a decade removed from his world title reign, the early 1970s saw Tal rewrite chess history with two record-breaking unbeaten streaks. Other highlights include victory in the Montreal 1979 Tournament of Champions, and winning the World Blitz Championship in 1988.
Despite Tal’s unbeaten streaks and more mature playing style, his attacking flair did not desert him, and the reader will find many more delightful sacrifices and creative gems from one of the most remarkable careers in chess history. As in the previous volumes, insightful chess analysis and biographical research is complemented by anecdotes from famous players who share their memories of Tal “The Invincible”.
International Master Tibor Károlyi was Hungarian Champion in 1984 and is renowned as both an author and a trainer. He won the Guardian Book of the Year prize in 2007.
004 Key to symbols used & Bibliography
005 Preface
006 Acknowledgements
007 1972
031 1973
061 1974
089 1975
109 1976
129 1977
159 1978
181 1979
217 1980
245 1981
269 1982
297 1983
325 1984
347 1985
379 1986
403 1987
431 1988
447 1989
461 1990
477 1991
501 1992
517 Summary of Results
518 Tournament and Match Wins
520 Classification
521 Game Index by Page Number
527 Game Index by Tal’s Opponents
530 Alphabetical Game Index – Non-Tal games
532 Name Index
Data sheet
Specific References
