Mikhail Tal's Best Games 3 - The Invincible by Tibor Karolyi (K-5293)

This book covers the final two decades of Tal’s life and games, from 1972 until his death in 1992. Despite being more than a decade removed from his world title reign, the early 1970s saw Tal rewrite chess history with two record-breaking unbeaten streaks. Other highlights include victory in the Montreal 1979 Tournament of Champions, and winning the World Blitz Championship in 1988.

Despite Tal’s unbeaten streaks and more mature playing style, his attacking flair did not desert him, and the reader will find many more delightful sacrifices and creative gems from one of the most remarkable careers in chess history. As in the previous volumes, insightful chess analysis and biographical research is complemented by anecdotes from famous players who share their memories of Tal “The Invincible”.

International Master Tibor Károlyi was Hungarian Champion in 1984 and is renowned as both an author and a trainer. He won the Guardian Book of the Year prize in 2007.

004 Key to symbols used & Bibliography

005 Preface

006 Acknowledgements

007 1972

031 1973

061 1974

089 1975

109 1976

129 1977

159 1978

181 1979

217 1980

245 1981

269 1982

297 1983

325 1984

347 1985

379 1986

403 1987

431 1988

447 1989

461 1990

477 1991

501 1992

517 Summary of Results

518 Tournament and Match Wins

520 Classification

521 Game Index by Page Number

527 Game Index by Tal’s Opponents

530 Alphabetical Game Index – Non-Tal games

532 Name Index