The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal - Tal "Wooden Chess Sets" Movable divider

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It also contains interactive training: test yourself and find out if you have mastered your new repertoire and if you are ready for battle at the board

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The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal - Tal "Wooden Chess Sets" Movable dividerMikhail Tal, the 'magician from Riga,' was the greatest attacking World Champion of them all, and this enchanting autobiography chronicles his extraordinary career with charm and humor. Dazzling games are interspersed throughout with anecdotes and witty self interviews, and in typically objective fashion he related both the downs and ups of his encounters. An inveterate smoker and drinker, Tal's life on the circuit was punctuated by bouts in the