Mikhail Tal v Ratmir Kholmov Match Riga, Latvia 1968 (score sheet)

Author: Ratmir Dmitrievich Kholmov (1925-2006) and Mikhail Nekhemyevich Tal signedYear: 1968Publisher: Riga Chess FederationPlace: RigaDescription:(9 3/4" x 5 1/2") original score sheet in Ratmir Kholmov's hand with score on both sides and signed on the verso by both contestants Ratmir Kholmov and Mikhail Tal. Played March 31 Round 4, 43 moves, in four game match which ended in a tie with all games drawn.Mikhail Nekhemyevich Tal was a Soviet Latvian chess Grandmaster and the eighth World Chess Champion (from 1960 to 1961). Widely regarded as a creative genius and one of the best attacking players of all time, Tal played in a daring, combinatorial style. His play was known above all for improvisation and unpredictability. Every game, he once said, was as inimitable and invaluable as a poem. He was often called "Misha", a diminutive for Mikhail, and "The magician from Riga". Both The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games and Modern Chess Brilliancies include more games by Tal