Morphy, Charousek, Pillsbury, Fischer...the history of chess is illuminated by shooting stars who burn briefly across the chess firmament, only to vanish without trace. The parabolic career of the Latvian genius Mikhail Tal conforms all too well to this astonishing pattern. As a virtually unknown student in 1957 Tal swept aside the revered phalanxes of Soviet Grandmasters and ultimately annihilated the Red Czar of Soviet chess himself - Mikhail Botvinnik - all within a mere three year period.
- ISBN10 184382079X
- ISBN13 9781843820796
- Publish Date 19 March 2004
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Zeticula Ltd
- Imprint Hardinge Simpole Publishing
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 168
- Language English