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Mikhail Tal
Deceased

How Did Mikhail Tal Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 55
Also known asТаль Михаил НехемьевичGenderMaleNationalitySoviet UnionBorn09/11/1936Died27/06/1992Died inMoscowCausekidney failureWikidataQ102664Buried atŠmerlis CemeteryTMDb#3278728

Mikhail Tal was a Soviet Latvian chess grandmaster and the eighth World Chess Champion. He is considered a creative genius and is widely regarded as one of the most influential players in chess history. Tal played in an attacking and daring combinatorial style. His play was known above all for improvisation and unpredictability. Vladislav Zubok said of him, "Every game for him was as inimitable and invaluable as a poem".

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1973GrandmasterMovie37