Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: Aron Nimzowitsch, Mikhail Tal, Alexei Shirov, Evgeny Sveshnikov, Vladimirs Petrovs, Edmar Mednis, Daniel Fridman, Aleksander Wojtkiewicz, Fricis Ap enieks, Movsas Feigins, Alexander Shabalov, Nava Starr, Viktors Pupols, Edv ns e is, Normunds Miezis, J nis Klov ns, Aivars Gipslis, Lev Gutman, Alexander Koblencs, Karlis Ozols, Elm rs Zemgalis, Anna Hahn, Karl Wilhelm Rosenkrantz, Charles Kalme, K rlis B ti, Lucijs Endzelins, Jusefs Petkevich, Leonids Dreibergs, Moissei Eljaschoff, Hermanis Matisons, Paulette Schwartzmann, Arkadij Naiditsch, Alvis Vitolin, Friedrich Amelung, Wolfgang Hazenfuss, Abram Model, Theodor Germann, Miervaldis Jursevskis, Teodors Bergs, Voldem rs Me gailis, Laura Rogule, Wilhelm von Stamm, Milda Lauberte. Excerpt: Mikhail Tal (Latvian: Russian: , Michail Nechem'evi Tal; sometimes transliterated Mihails Tals or Mihail Tal; November 9, 1936 - June 28, 1992) was a Soviet-Latvian chess player, a Grandmaster, and the eighth World Chess Champion. He was often called "Misha," a diminutive for Mikhail, and "The magician from Riga" for his daring combinatorial style. Both The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games (Burgess, Nunn & Emms 2004) and Modern Chess Brilliancies (Evans 1970) include more games by Tal than any other player. Tal was also a highly-regarded chess writer; his professional career was that of a chess journalist. The Mikhail Tal Memorial is held in Moscow each year since 2006 to honour his memory. He holds the records for both the first and second longest unbeaten streaks in competitive chess history. Many authorities consider him to have been the greatest attacking Grandmaster of all time. Tal was born in Riga, Latvia, into a Jewish family. At the age of eight, Tal learned to play chess while watching his father, a doctor. Shortly thereafter he joined the Riga Pala...