Magic of Mikhail Tal (Everyman Chess)
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (638 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1857442660 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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A Wonderful Book Joe Gallagher goes all out in this book! Covering Tal's career from 1975 to his untimely death in 1992, Gallagher picks up where Tal left off in his autobiography. The games themselves are, of course, Tal masterpieces and are well annotated using some of Tal's own recommendations. Galllagher provides ample biographical detail to go with the games and his notes on the games themselves are very readable with not too many variations. All in all, a modern classic on "The Magician from Riga.". A Customer said Great effort, but not the same. Joe Gallagher does a great job on this book which is a follow-up of Tal's "Life and Games of Mikhail Tal." Gallagher is known for his great works on the openings, and that is reflected here as he uses Tal's games as a vehicle for opening study. The format is great, also following "L and G", with tournament/match results, ratings, and stories strewn about. The game notes are very good.The downsides of this book are that 1) it is extremely hard to live up to Tal's beautiful writing and notes. Afterall, "Life and Games" is considered to be one of the best chess books ever written. Gallaghe. Gilles Benson said a sequel to an unfinished tale. Misha Tal finally died in 199"a sequel to an unfinished tale" according to Gilles Benson. Misha Tal finally died in 1992 at 56. Heavy smoking and drinking habits combined with bad health and a missing kidney just finished him off.He was a most extraordinary chess player as can be read from his autobiography; as a matter of fact that book only covered the story up to 1975. Gallagher book is very welcomed by every fan of Tal since it tells the latter part of the story; this is not as witty as Tal's writings but it is able to tell the real truth because the KGB is goneThe book is interesting and does a good job telling us about the latter part of Tal's sad life; let's say that . at 56. Heavy smoking and drinking habits combined with bad health and a missing kidney just finished him off.He was a most extraordinary chess player as can be read from his autobiography; as a matter of fact that book only covered the story up to 1975. Gallagher book is very welcomed by every fan of Tal since it tells the latter part of the story; this is not as witty as Tal's writings but it is able to tell the real truth because the KGB is goneThe book is interesting and does a good job telling us about the latter part of Tal's sad life; let's say that
From the Back CoverFew players have captured the public imagination like the former World Champion Mikhail Tal. (6 1/4 x 9 1/4, 224 pages, diagrams) . Although Tal's championship reign was brief, he continued to delight his many fans with brilliant sacrificial games until his death in 1992. Despite periodic bouts of ill-health Tal occupied a place in the world's top ten for most of this period, winning any top-class events and securing dozens of wonderful victories, many of which are annotated in detail here. In this book Grandmaster Joe Gallagher takes a fresh look at Tal's games and career, focusing on the previously neglected period from 1975 to 1992 during which he played some of his most accomplished chess. With his unique attacking style, he dazzled the chess world on the way to becoming the youngest ever Wor
In this book Grandmaster Joe Gallagher takes a fresh look at Tal's games and career, focusing on the previously neglected period from 1975 to 1992 during which he played some of his most accomplished chess. Despite periodic bouts of ill-health Tal occupied a place in the world's top ten for most of this period, winning many top-class events and securing dozens of wonderful victories, many of which are annotated in detail here.