talattacks wrote:
1. He wasn't born with three fingers on his right hand
2. He wasn't a smoker
3. He was never addicted to morphine or alcohol.
Two of the three items were under his control...
3 things I wish never happened to Mikhail Tal
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- Botvinnik did not force him to play the revenge match while he was ill.
- He did not fall ill during the Curaçao Cadidates Tournament 1962
- He was addicted to smoking and vodka.
1. he was an alcoholic
2. he smoked
3. he ignored his addictions and health issues even in his death bed
1. He knew some positional play
2. He wasn't a smoker
3. He was never addicted to morphine or alcohol.