Mikhail Tal: Difference between revisions

'''Mikhail Nekhemyevich Tal'''{{efn|{{langx|lv|Mihails Tāls}}; {{lang-rus|Михаил Нехемьевич Таль|Mikhail Nekhem'yevich Tal|mʲɪxɐˈil nʲɪˈxʲemʲɪvʲɪtɕ ˈtalʲ|links=yes}}; sometimes transliterated '''Mihails Tals''' or '''Mihail Tal'''.}} (9 November 1936&nbsp;– 28 June 1992)<ref name="died" /> was a Soviet and Latvian [[chess]] player and the eighth [[World Chess Champion]]. He is considered a creative [[genius]] and is widely regarded as [[Comparison of top chess players throughout history|one of the most influential players in chess history]]. Tal played in an attacking and daring combinatorial style.<ref>Zubok, V. M. (2011) ''Zhivago's children: the last Russian intelligentsia'', Harvard University Press, {{ISBN|0674062329}}</ref><ref>Clarke, P. H. (1969) ''Tal's Best Games of Chess'', Bell, {{ISBN|0713502045}}</ref> His play was known above all for improvisation and unpredictability. [[Vladislav Zubok]] said of him, "Every game for him was as inimitable and invaluable as a poem".<ref>Zubok, Vladislav. ''Zhivago's Children''. Harvard University Press, 2009. p. 179 {{ISBN|9780674033443}}</ref>