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Mikhail Tal was simply a chess phenomenon. The ´magican from Riga´ stunned the chess world when he became the youngest ever World Champion (at that time) in 1960, and he won countless supporters for his scintillating tactical play and his infectious enthusiasm for the game. Tal's dazzling tactical style would often leave his hapless opponents in a state of shell shock. As former World Champion Vassily Smyslov once noted, ´Tal's appearance in chess had the effect of an exploding bomb, since his style of play was distinguished by extraordinary combinative brilliance.`

In this book Alexander Raetsky and Maxim Chetverik revisit Tal's brilliant victories. The authors have carefully picked his most famous and istructive games and combinations, ones which set the chess world alight with admiration. A study of his tactical genius is sure to entertain and benefit the aspiring chess student.

• Includes Tal's most brilliant sacrificial attacks
• Ideal for the attacking-minded chess player
• Perfect for sharpening your tactical ability

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Alexander Raetsky is a Russian International Master and an experienced competitor on the chess tournament circuit. He's also a skilled writer and has been a frequent contributor to the famous Russian magazine 64 and the internationally renowned publication New In Chess. His first book for Everyman, Meeting 1.e4, was very well received by the chess-playing public.

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Maxim Chetverik, also from Russia, is a FIDE Master and a renowned openings theoretician. Earlier works for Everyman include English ...e5, which he also co-authored with Raetsky.

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