The Magician from Riga
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The Magician from Riga is the nickname of Mikhail Tal, the Latvian chess grandmaster and former World Champion renowned for his dazzling, sacrificial attacking style.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mikhail Tal | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Chess Champion
ⓘ
chess player ⓘ human ⓘ |
| birthName | Mihails Tāls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | kidney failure ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Latvia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1936-11-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1992-06-28 ⓘ |
| defeated | Mikhail Botvinnik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1961 (World Chess Champion) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Tal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Mikhail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Alexei Shirov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Garry Kasparov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
attacking style
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sacrificial play ⓘ tactical brilliance ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned |
Latvian
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| lostTitleTo | Mikhail Botvinnik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Soviet national chess team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname |
Magician of Riga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Magician from Riga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
chess player
ⓘ
chess writer ⓘ journalist ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Candidates Tournament
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chess Olympiad NERFINISHED ⓘ USSR Chess Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Latvia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Riga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Moscow
ⓘ
Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Riga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | chess ⓘ |
| startTime | 1960 (World Chess Champion) ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay | sharp attacking chess ⓘ |
| title | Grandmaster ⓘ |
| winnerOf |
Interzonal Tournament Portorož 1958
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
USSR Chess Championship 1957 NERFINISHED ⓘ USSR Chess Championship 1958 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| won | World Chess Championship 1960 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldChampionTitle | World Chess Champion ⓘ |
| yearAwardedChessTitle | 1957 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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