Mikhail Tal’s Best Games 3 – The Invincible

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Mikhail Tal’s Best Games 3

Mikhail Tal’s Best Games 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.

The Invincible

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”.

Tibor Karolyi

“Another nice touch is that Karolyi has asked many of Tal’s opponents about the games they played

with Tal and their impressions of Tal, which adds an extra human dimension to the book.

 

But of course, the most important thing about all these books are the games and the analysis and for

both I have only the fullest admiration. Perhaps the most impressive thing about Karolyi’s

annotations is that he doesn’t only focus on brilliant Tal attacks, but also spends a lot of time on

many of the weird and wonderful endgames that arose as a result of his sacrifices.

 

It feels a little bit like overdoing things to give 5 stars to a set of three books, but if any Best Games

collection has ever deserved it, then this one has! Don’t waste any time: get down to the bookshop and enjoy!”

 

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