Advice on Life and Games of Mikhail Tal

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Garrulus_GD

Firstly, can I say I am very inexperienced, compared to many on this site; and I would probably be considered a beginner.  

 

Right, now that's out of the way, I wonder if anyone can give me some advice?  I recently purchased 'The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal', as this book has often been recommended as a good annotated collection of games.  My question to you all is: now I am ready to read and study these games, what is the most effective way?  Should I just read the book and work through the games, should I watch analytical videos on Youtube or perhaps there are recommended websites which I can go to as I work my way through the book?  Any comments welcome.  Thanks, in advance.

jambyvedar

Play all the games on a chess board.

Ronbo710

I refer to this book at least once a week. I have owned it for years and it is one of my favorites. I find the words written between the significant moves in the text games VERY helpfull to understanding Tal's motivations. But set up the chess board to just before those moves AND look for these ideas for yourself. I also do this with many of the Alekhine games I have in several books.

danlerner66

In my view, Tal was quite aggressive and his style of play might not be suited off for masses. He had a unique randomness to his game which only he could pull off.