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| Nov-10-06 | | ikipemiko: <majid>
There a lot of articles about the biography of Misha Tal but you can read this:
http://www.chessbase.com/columns/co... |
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| Nov-10-06 | | Lt. Col. Majid: <ikipemiko: > Thx for the link. I truly appreciate Tal. |
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| Nov-10-06 | | ikipemiko: <majid>sorry fo my bad English.
I just like chess from 50's till 90's before the Computer age in chess and the big money. |
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| Nov-10-06 | | stanleys: Another article about Tal with a particular picture: http://2004.novayagazeta.ru/nomer/2... |
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| Nov-10-06 | | LuckyBlunder: Thx for the links :)
I think that Tal saw the game in a totally different way that other players, he truly played for the fun of it. Of course he wanted to earn money and live from it, but he just could not resist to play a game, whoever may be his opponent. This has nothing to do with the fact he was or wasn't a professional (I think that an "addict", in the best of the senses of the word should be more appropiate), he just enjoyed playing chess a lot, not only that, we're talking about a player that was world champion for 1 year only, but he made such an impact to the game that his character is almost worshiped arround the world. He gave us a new way to look at the board. He liked smoking, drinking, his wife and chess (not in that order, that's for sure) so he lived his life the way he enjoyed the most. Should not had he smoked and drinked should he be alive now, maybe, but I think he would not have the "aura" or the "charm" Tal has today. Tal was like a rock star, but playing chess instead of singing, a life on the edge :) And, well ... even non-smokers and non-drinkers die, you know ? ;) It's impressive how everybody talks well about Tal off the board - He was an incredible guy, very easy to get along with, lots of friends, good sense of humour ... - he really enjoyed life. I'm a Tal fanatic (in case you hadn't noticed :P) and I'm just grateful to have his games and quotes as an inspiration :) PS .- This link is an interview with Tal's wife :
http://www.gmsquare.com/SallyTal.html
I read it a while ago somewhere else, but I cannot find the source I had, but I think that when Tal beat Kasparov (my other favourite player :) in 1988 he was not only ill , but also in an hospital bed - I will confirm it if I find the original source - :) |
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| Nov-10-06 | | veigaman: <luckyblunder> <Tal was like a rock star, but playing chess instead of singing, a life on the edge>...Great quote!, i agree |
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| Nov-11-06 | | LuckyBlunder: <Lt. Col. Majid: If past chess pros decided not to play for money then I have to question their professional status, it is their choice anyway and today's pros should not be slammed for taking money.> You have a point on that, a professional is someone who performs something as a PROFESSION or job, and that involves earning money as the final goal. But being a professional does not necessarily mean to play always for the money, right ? I have the impression that before the Kasparov - Karpov match there were not so many big prizes as today and that favoured that the greatest players could play only for the fun of it. Nowadays it is more difficult to find it, not to speak of the era when the best players gathered in cafes and spent hours playing matches just to prove who was the best (Steinitz, Anderssen, Capablanca ... ) However, this spirit is not lost today, but you have to find it on the internet ;) Every day you can find GMs playing against others on the playchess servers, and not only GMs but superGMs such as Mickey Adams, Nakamura, Short, Seirawan, Skripchenko ... even Kasparov (Raffael ??! ;). For instance, a week ago there was a bit of a battle between Short and Naka (Naka was obliterated !! ;) I think it would be terrible that things like that should never be lost, but we have to face that chess is very popular nowadays, there is a lot of money and players are much more careful about their play and often prefer solid positions than speculative sacrifices. |
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| Nov-11-06 | | Lt. Col. Majid: Tal aged badly.
He was only 56 when he kicked the bucket.
By age 50 he looked like a 70 year old. |
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| Nov-11-06 | | talisman: <Lt.Col.Majid> he had the kidney disease since childhood.he overcame two additional handicaps to become champion at 23.he aged badly?? he was number two and/or three in the world 15 to 20 years after he won the title. |
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| Nov-11-06 | | Lt. Col. Majid: I fail to see what his achievements have to do with the fact that he aged badly. |
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| Nov-11-06 | | talisman: lifetime physical illness that affected his appearence, tal overcame to achieve greatness even in his old age.so ummmmmmmm how have you aged? |
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| Nov-11-06 | | talisman: <Lt.Col.Majid> the last post was for you. |
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| Nov-11-06 | | Lt. Col. Majid: <talisman: lifetime physical illness that affected his appearence, tal overcame to achieve greatness even in his old age.so ummmmmmmm how have you aged?>
U've comprehension issues.
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| Nov-11-06 | | talisman: <Lt.Col.Majid> no i've got "isues" with you. who are you to knock tal! |
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| Nov-11-06 | | Lt. Col. Majid: <talisman: <Lt.Col.Majid> no i've got "isues" with you. who are you to knock tal!> Hahahaaha, stating the obvious is no criticism, u bum :) |
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| Nov-11-06 | | talisman: <Lt.Col>Majid> okay colonel i'm going to leave you with a couple of thoughts.#1.be careful about what you say about the dead.#2.when you knock greatness perception becomes reality. |
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| Nov-12-06 | | sfm: Gentlemen, please, 'nuff said here. |
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| Nov-12-06 | | LoFarkas: <doremi: The most impressive thing that I ever read about Tal has to do with him winning the Blitz Worldchampionship in 1988, 4 years before his death. He was the only one who defeated Kasparov in that championship.
The remarkable thing is that in that period Tal's body temperature was never lower than 38 to 39 degrees Celsius, i.e. fever to very high fever, ALWAYS. A dying Tal beat the strongest chessplayer ever.> Apparently, he was massively drunk during a number of games as well:
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...
I wonder what could have stopped him playing well...
Unbelievable. |
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| Nov-12-06 | | talisman: <LoFarkas> you are correct sir.a close second would be his 1st w/ karpov in a tournament of stars in montreal 1979,at the time tournament was considered to be one of the strongest ever. |
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| Nov-14-06 | | stanleys: <doremi: The most impressive thing that I ever read about Tal has to do with him winning the Blitz Worldchampionship in 1988, 4 years before his death. He was the only one who defeated Kasparov in that championship. The remarkable thing is that in that period Tal's body temperature was never lower than 38 to 39 degrees Celsius, i.e. fever to very high fever, ALWAYS.
A dying Tal beat the strongest chessplayer ever.> Of course Tal was incredible as a player and as a person,but let me correct you a little bit - in the Blitz Worldchampionship,Kasparov has been defeated not by him but by GM Kiril Georgiev But about a month before his death,Tal played in a blitz tournament in Moscow and finished third.Kasparov won it,but guess what he did against Tal....he lost |
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| Nov-17-06 | | CoryLetain: does any have the game where Tal beats Kasparov? |
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| Nov-18-06 | | thegoodanarchist: check out this game where Tal beats yet another world-class GM in blitz: Tal vs Dzindzichashvili, 1991 |
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| Nov-19-06 | | Archives: <ughabiu> In your collection, "50 games better than that other Tal game" What game are you talking about? |
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| Nov-19-06 | | Archives: Oh wait, I think I know.
Tal vs Hjartarson, 1987 |
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