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Mikhail Tal [a] (9 November 1936 – 28 June 1992) [1] was a Soviet and Latvian chess player 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.
The Latvian Chess Championship (Latvian: Latvijas Šaha čempionāts) is the annual national chess tournament of Latvia among men and women players, which was established in 1924. It is organized by the Latvian Chess Federation (Latvian: Latvijas Šaha federācija), previously - Latvian Chess Union (Latvian: Latvijas Šaha savienība).
Riga (the Latvian Chess Championship), won by Vladimirs Petrovs, 1938/39. Warsaw won by Mieczysław Najdorf ahead of Dawid Przepiórka , 1938/39. Karlsruhe won by Anton Kohler , Efim Bogoljubow and Eisinger Jr, 26 December 1938 - January 1939.
Alexander Koblencs (Latvian: Aleksandrs Koblencs, Russian: Александр Кобленц, German: Alexander Koblenz; 3 September 1916, Riga – 9 December 1993, Berlin) was a Latvian chess master, trainer, and writer. He is best known as the trainer of the 1960-61 World Champion Mikhail Tal. In 1935, he took 4th place in Rosas (Salo Flohr won).
Following a dispute with chess officials, Bagirov moved to Latvia in the late 1970s, and coached former World Champion Mikhail Tal, and future grandmasters Alexei Shirov and Alexander Shabalov. Bagirov was also an openings theoretician , with one of his favourites the unusual Alekhine's Defence .
The 1971/72 edition of the Niemeyer junior tournament, held every year since 1962/63 in Groningen, is formally adopted by FIDE as the 1st European Junior Chess Championship. The winner is the young Hungarian Gyula Sax , who follows in the footsteps of compatriots Andras Adorjan and Zoltán Ribli , the winners of the previous two Niemeyer ...
Riga (the Latvian Chess Championship), won by Vladimir Alatortsev ahead of Alexander Koblencs. Moscow (Championship of the City), won by Vasily Smyslov ahead of Viacheslav Ragozin. Moscow (the 14th USSR Chess Championship), won by Mikhail Botvinnik ahead of Isaac Boleslavsky and David Bronstein, June–July 1945.
A World Chess Championship was played between former champion Mikhail Botvinnik and champion Mikhail Tal in Moscow from March 15 [1] to May 13, 1961. Tal had unseated Botvinnik in the 1960 match; thus, Botvinnik was entitled to this rematch the next year. Tal was considered a strong favourite due to his heavy win the previous year, and being 25 ...