Schachzauberer Tal, Ausgewahlte Partien

Author: Hajtun , Jozsef (1924-1937)Year: 1968Publisher: Walter Rau VerlagPlace: DusseldorfDescription:190 pages with diagrams. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 3/4") issued in wrappers. First published in English and German in 1968.Mikhail Nekhemievich Tal was born in Riga, Latvia in 1936. His father was a physician and the young Tal became interested in chess when he saw the game played in his father's waiting room. However, it was not until he was in his teens that he began to study the game seriously. Tal soon became obsessed with the game and played as often as he could. He could even be seen playing a game or two of blitz chess between rounds at tournaments. For much of his life he suffered from ill-health but his obsession with chess was made apparent when, prior to an operation, he talked about chess until the mask was placed on his face and when recuperating he had to be taken back to hospital on several occasions after making his escape to a local chess club. He defeated Mikhail Botvinnik i