Mikhail Tal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mikhail Tal

Soviet-Latvian chess player

Date of Birth: 09-Nov-1936

Place of Birth: Riga, Latvia

Date of Death: 27-Jun-1992

Profession: writer, journalist, chess player

Nationality: Latvia

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Mikhail Tal (Latvian: Mihails Tals; Russian: ?????? ?????????? ????, Mikhail Nekhem'evich Tal, pronounced [m??x?'i? n??'x?em??v??t? 'tal?]; sometimes transliterated Mihails Tals or Mihail Tal; 9 November 1936 – 28 June 1992) was a Latvian chess player 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.
It has been said that “Every game for him 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 than any other player.
In addition, Tal was a highly regarded chess writer.
He also previously held the record for the longest unbeaten streak in competitive chess history with 95 games (46 wins, 49 draws) between 23 October 1973 and 16 October 1974, until Ding Liren's streak of 100 games (29 wins, 71 draws) between 9 August 2017 and 11 November 2018.The Mikhail Tal Memorial has been held in Moscow annually since 2006 to honour Tal's memory.