It's a fascinating book. Tal has a very witty and entertaining style, and he does give some insight into his thought processes during games, and also how he comes up with such amazing attacks. One of my favourite books.
The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal
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Nov 27, 2008
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I ought to get this one. I consider Tal-Botvinnik 1960 (also written by Tal) as one of the best and most entertaining chess books I own.
If you can get this book POUNCE! You will not regret one moment you spend with "Mischa" and his violent imagination.
Nov 29, 2008
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I have the hardcover book with descriptive notation. Tal was an interesting writer and was writing about his own games. The book belongs in any collector's collection. It is even better if a player reads it.
Greenlaser
Love your comment. The last line is classic. LMAO, as the kids say.
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.
Jul 27, 2022
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Garrulus_GD wrote:
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.
Best way(i think) its to first play guess the move, play the colour tal is playing with, i normally use chessbase there is a feature there called replay training, if you dont have CB you can use this website or lichess import the pgn and hide the notation and think through, after you are done with the game, you can go read Tal's comments and compare with yours, you can even compare with an engine cos some of Tal's anaysis were flawed
I got a phonecall from a relative earlier, asking what i would like for xmas! so i told them i would like this book! have i chosen well? is it a classic? will i enjoy it? if you have read the book and have any comments feel free!