Mikhail Tal
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About
Soviet chess master from Latvia who became just the eighth ever World Chess Champion in 1960.
Before Fame
He first competed for the Latvian Championship in 1951.
Trivia
He is considered by many to be the best attacking player of all time since, instead of playing defensively, he chose to play in a daring, combinatorial style.
Family Life
He married a Russian model in 1959 but later divorced.
Associated With
He and Boris Spassky are two of the top Soviet players of the mid-20th Century.
