Mikhail Tal's Fantastic Bishop-Pair King Hunt - Botterill vs. Tal, 1973

Mikhail Tal conducted many fine king hunts, but possibly his prettiest conclusion was against the Englishman George Botterill. In fact, Tal was in trouble early on in a Sicilian Defense, but then he seized a big advantage and captured a pawn on b2. Extracting his rook from b2 was not easy though and

The Impossible Checkmate!?, Tal vs Botvinnik 1960.

John Upham, Author at British Chess News - Page 3 of 40

Mikhail Tal at the 'Tournament of Stars' (Montréal, 1979).

Tal Trivia « ChessManiac

Spectator columns from 24 March 2001 onwards - with column text

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Chess Jottings by Edward Winter

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