Mikhail Tal was a Soviet Latvian chess grandmaster and the eighth World Chess Champion, known as the Magician from Riga for his attacking, combinatorial style. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential players in chess history, and he held the record for the longest unbeaten streak in competitive chess, 95 games between October 1973 and October 1974, until it was surpassed by Ding Liren in 2018.
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Career HighlightEighth World Chess Champion; held the record for the longest unbeaten streak in competitive chess history, 95 games between 23 October 1973 and 16 October 1974, until Ding Liren surpassed it in 2018. 1 Classification
Competition Category In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Latvia, nationality there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Soviet Union, nationality there.
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1. Wikipedia, Mikhail Tal
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Mikhail Tal (9 November 1936, 28 June 1992) was a Soviet Latvian chess grandmaster and the eighth World Chess Champion.
third paragraph, death sentence
Tal died on 28 June 1992 in Moscow, Russia.
lead sentence
Mikhail Tal (9 November 1936, 28 June 1992) was a Soviet Latvian chess grandmaster and the eighth World Chess Champion.
second paragraph, unbeaten streak
He also held the record for the longest unbeaten streak in competitive chess history with 95 games (46 wins, 49 draws) between 23 October 1973 and 16 October 1974, until Ding Liren's streak of 100 games (29 wins, 71 draws) between 9 August 2017 and 11 November 2018.
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Mikhail Tal (9 November 1936 – 28 June 1992) was a Soviet Latvian chess grandmaster and the eighth World Chess Champion.
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