Mikhail Tal
Latvian-Soviet chess player
Mikhail Nekhemyevich Tal was a Soviet-Latvian chess player and the eighth World Chess Champion. He is considered a creative genius and is widely regarded as one of the most influential players in chess history. Tal played in an attacking and... Wikipedia
Born: November 9, 1936, Riga, Latvia
Died: June 28, 1992 (age 55 years), Moscow, Russia
Spouse: Salli Landau (m. 1959–1970)
Nationality: Latvian and Soviet
Parents: Ida Tal and Nehemija Tāls
Peak rating: 2705 (January 1980)