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Mikhail Tal's Christmas Present?
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This forum is good lol, I'm happy that ı found it
Feb 10, 2024
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Legendowski wrote:
This forum is good lol, I'm happy that ı found it
I'm glad you like it. Unfortunately, no one has named the exact chess game it has come from, but I still want to believe this is a true story (even if not a famous tournament). Tal has some comical stories which ARE TRUE, so this one could very well have happened.
Here is one Tal story which is confirmed and illustrates Tal's humor:
blueemu wrote:
One Tal story that HAS been authenticated is that when the Soviet government announced a state-wide campaign against Alcoholism, Tal offered to play for the Vodka team. When I was studying at the university, I read a study about his life https://edubirdie.com/examples/alcoholism/ where specialists gathered information about famous people who suffer from alcoholism. At that time, I was very interested in Tal's biography, so he stuck in my memory.
In Tal, health issues have been a persistent problem: throughout his entire career, he struggled with alcoholism... Indeed, during the Soviet Union era, alcohol abuse was rampant... I read somewhere a scientific article stating that Russia still faces significant issues with this. It's not surprising why they are so aggressive.
That sound like Tal, God bless him! But I agree with others here that, if true, it probably took place during an exhibition.