Tal

GPTKB entity

Statements (375)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:nickname
gptkb:Person
gptkb:chess_match
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:currency
gptkb:chess_match
gptkbp:active_years 1950-1992
gptkbp:author after his chess career
gptkbp:awarded_by the title of Grandmaster
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_Red_Banner_of_Labour
gptkbp:birth_date 1936
November 9, 1936
1936-11-09
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Politician
gptkb:Riga
Riga, Latvia
gptkbp:born gptkb:Riga
1936
November 9, 1936
gptkbp:career_end gptkb:1992
gptkbp:career_start 1950s
1951
gptkbp:championship gptkb:musical
gptkb:Moscow_1956
gptkb:1960
gptkb:Moscow_1962
gptkb:Moscow_1963
gptkb:Moscow_1965
gptkb:Moscow_1970
gptkb:Moscow_1971
gptkb:Moscow_1974
gptkb:Moscow_1975
gptkb:Moscow_1976
gptkb:Moscow_1977
gptkb:1992
gptkb:30
gptkb:Moscow_1960
gptkb:Moscow_1961
gptkb:Candidates_Tournament_1965
gptkb:chess_match
gptkb:1960_World_Championship
1953
1960-1961
Moscow 1980
Moscow 1989
Moscow 1981
Moscow 1985
Moscow 1991
Moscow 1987
1960 vs Petrosian
World Champion 1960-1961
Hastings 1959
Leipzig 1960
Moscow 1973
Moscow 1978
Moscow 1979
Moscow 1982
Moscow 1983
Moscow 1984
Moscow 1986
Moscow 1988
Moscow 1990
gptkbp:championships_won gptkb:1960
by 12.5 to 8.5
gptkbp:chess_opening gptkb:Tal's_Winning_Chess
gptkb:Tal's_Gambit_Theory
gptkb:1960
gptkb:20th_century
gptkb:Sicilian_Defense
gptkb:1980
gptkb:The_Life_and_Games_of_Mikhail_Tal
gptkb:Tal_Gambit
gptkb:King's_Indian_Defense
gptkb:Chess_Base
2
Soviet Era
Imaginative play
in his youth
gptkbp:coaching_career coached Latvian team
gptkbp:color gptkb:black
gptkbp:community gptkb:Soviet_chess_school
gptkb:1992
1951
1950-1992
" Mikhail Tal: The Wizard of Riga"
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:chess_match
chess literature
Soviet chess dominance
gptkbp:contribution chess literature
creative play
Tactical play
Dynamic play
popularizing aggressive play
gptkbp:current_champion after defeating Botvinnik
in 1960 and 1961
gptkbp:death_date gptkb:1992
June 27, 1992
1992-06-27
1992-06-28
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Moscow
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Mikhail_Botvinnik
gptkb:1965_World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:Anatoly_Karpov
gptkb:Viktor_Korchnoi
gptkb:Tigran_Petrosian
gptkb:Alexander_Beliavsky
gptkb:Botvinnik
gptkb:Boris_Gulko
gptkb:Jan_Timman
Spassky in 1969
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Soviet_school_of_chess
gptkbp:died June 27, 1992
gptkbp:ends_at gptkb:Tal_vs._Petrosian,_1965
Tal vs. Karpov
lesser regarded
gptkbp:events gptkb:Interzonal_Tournament_1958
gptkb:Tal_vs._Botvinnik_1960
gptkb:Candidates_Tournament_1959
gptkb:Moscow_Tournament_1956
gptkb:Tal_vs._Spassky_1969
gptkb:World_Rapid_Chess_Champion
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_1960
gptkb:ECO_B40
gptkb:Candidates_Tournament
gptkb:chess_match
Aggressive
International Grandmaster
aggressive
creative
Interzonal Tournament
multiple tournament wins
tactical
Standard algebraic notation
multiple international titles
Youngest World Champion at the time
1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6
Tactical endgames
1980 chess match
Weak endgame player
gptkbp:faced gptkb:Boris_Spassky
gptkbp:famous_for sacrifices
tactical brilliance
aggressive tactics
unconventional tactics
creative play
sacrificial play
tactical play
creative and aggressive play
creative tactics
gptkbp:famous_quote I have a dream.
" Chess is a beautiful mistress."
The most important thing for a chess player is to have a good memory.
" The most important thing is to have a good position."
" I have a dream..."
" The most important thing for me is to play chess."
gptkbp:federation gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:FIDE
gptkbp:first_published gptkb:Tal's_Winning_Chess_Combinations
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Mikhail_Tal
gptkb:Mikhail_Nekhemyevich_Tal
gptkbp:game_type gptkb:classical
gptkbp:has_method Dew
Morning dew
gptkbp:has_style that captivated audiences
gptkbp:has_title gptkb:Mikhail
gptkb:Tal
First Title
gptkbp:head_coach gptkb:Latvian_national_team
gptkb:Gelfand
gptkb:Mikhail_Botvinnik
gptkb:chess_match
many players
chess coaching
Alexander Koblencs
gptkbp:highest_point gptkb:1971
2705
2725
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tal
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Soviet_chess
gptkb:Soviet_chess_school
aggressive tactics
creative play
Innovative tactics
modern chess
Aggressive play
sacrificial play
influenced many players
inspired many players
chess tactics
popularized aggressive play
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:chess_match
future generations of players
future players
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Soviet_chess_school
gptkb:Alekhine
gptkb:Mikhail_Botvinnik
gptkb:Alexander_Alekhine
gptkb:Svetozar_Gligorić
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Soviet_chess
gptkb:Soviet_chess_school
gptkbp:inspired chess enthusiasts
gptkbp:is_compared_to Anatoly Karpov's style
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:The_Magician_from_Riga
his charisma
aggressive playing style
creative tactics
his improvisation
sacrifices in his games
gptkbp:is_often_used_in gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Hebrew
Indian culture
gptkbp:is_played_by gptkb:Soviet_Championships
gptkb:1965_World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:Candidates_Tournament
gptkbp:known_for sacrifices
creative play
aggressive play
sacrificial play
aggressive playing style
creative tactics
creative and aggressive playing style
brilliant combinations
gptkbp:legacy inspired future generations
inspiration for future generations
creative play
aggressive play
influenced future generations
legendary player
influential in chess theory
influential chess player
one of the greatest chess players
creative attacking play
dynamic chess
Tal's tactical genius
gptkbp:location gptkb:Petropolis
gptkbp:match_type gptkb:World_Championship_Candidates
knockout
gptkbp:members gptkb:the_Soviet_chess_team
gptkbp:movement 1.e4
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Latvian
gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Magician_from_Riga
gptkb:Mikhail_Tal
gptkb:The_Wizard_of_Riga
gptkbp:notable_achievement gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_1960
gptkb:chess_match
gptkb:FIDE_World_Champion_in_1960
International Grandmaster
Soviet Championship winner
Youngest World Champion at the time
World Chess Champion 1960
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Boris_Spassky
gptkb:Paul_Keres
gptkbp:notable_figures in the chess community
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:Tal_Gambit
gptkb:chess_match
tactical play
gptkbp:notable_games gptkb:Tal_vs._Petrosian,_1965
gptkb:Tal_vs._Botvinnik_1960
gptkb:Tal_vs._Beliavsky,_1980
gptkb:Tal_vs._Korchnoi,_1981
gptkb:Tal_vs._Korchnoi,_1977
gptkb:1969_World_Championship
gptkb:Tal_vs._Efim_Geller,_1970
gptkb:Tal_vs._Keres,_1953
gptkb:Tal_vs._Lev_Polugaevsky,_1974
gptkb:Tal_vs._Karpov_1974
gptkb:Polugaevsky_vs_Tal,_1974
gptkb:Tal_vs._Botvinnik
gptkb:Tal_vs._Karpov,_1974
gptkb:Tal_vs._Petrosian,_1969
gptkb:Tal_vs._Reshevsky,_1960
gptkb:Tal_vs._Petrosian_1969
gptkb:Tal_vs_Karpov,_1979
gptkb:Tal_vs_Karpov,_1979_Candidates_Tournament
Tal vs. Karpov
Tal vs. Botvinnik, 1960
Tal vs. Spassky, 1969
Tal vs Botvinnik, 1960
Tal vs. Botvinnik, 1961
gptkbp:notable_match gptkb:Tal_vs._Lev_Polugaevsky,_1970
gptkb:Tal_vs._Botvinnik_1960
gptkb:1965_match_against_Tigran_Petrosian
gptkb:1960
gptkb:1960_World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:1963_World_Championship
gptkb:Moscow
gptkb:Tal_vs._Petrosian_1966
gptkb:World_Championship_1960
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_1960
gptkb:Tal_vs._Botvinnik
gptkb:1960_World_Championship
gptkb:Tal_vs_Karpov,_1979_Candidates_Tournament
World Chess Championship 1961
Tal vs. Petrosian
1960 World Chess Championship against Mikhail Botvinnik
1977 match against Korchnoi
1980 match against Boris Gulko
gptkbp:notable_player gptkb:Karpov
gptkbp:number_of_matches gptkb:Anatoly_Karpov
several weeks
won
World Championship qualification
gptkbp:opened gptkb:Sicilian_Defense
gptkb:Tal_Defense
gptkb:Tal_Gambit
Tal's Gambit
Tal's Opening repertoire
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Moscow
gptkbp:played_for gptkb:Keres
gptkb:Mikhail_Botvinnik
gptkb:Anatoly_Karpov
gptkb:Boris_Spassky
gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:Bobby_Fischer
gptkb:Tigran_Petrosian
gptkb:Botvinnik
gptkbp:position checkmate
gptkbp:posthumous_recognition gptkb:Tal_Memorial
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:The_Life_and_Games_of_Mikhail_Tal
gptkbp:publishes gptkb:The_Life_and_Games_of_Mikhail_Tal
gptkbp:rating 2700
2705
2700+
gptkbp:registration 2705
2000010
gptkbp:repertoire gptkb:King's_Indian_Defense
gptkbp:result gptkb:loss
gptkbp:retired gptkb:1992
gptkbp:retirement_year gptkb:1992
gptkbp:rival gptkb:Karpov
gptkb:Viktor_Smyslov
gptkb:Mikhail_Botvinnik
gptkb:Anatoly_Karpov
gptkb:Boris_Spassky
gptkb:Paul_Keres
gptkb:Emanuel_Lasker
gptkb:Tigran_Petrosian
gptkb:Botvinnik
gptkb:Geller
gptkb:Korchnoi
gptkb:Petrosian
gptkb:Polugaevsky
gptkb:Euwe
intense rivalry with Karpov
gptkbp:style Creative
aggressive
creative
Hypermodern
attacking play
aggressive play
tactical
tactical play
attacking
hypermodern
tactical and imaginative
gptkbp:style_of_play Aggressive
attacking
gptkbp:tactics aggressive tactics
gptkbp:title gptkb:chess_match
deceased
gptkbp:training taught by others
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Boris_Spassky
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_1960
gptkb:chess_match
gptkbp:year gptkb:1963
gptkb:1969
gptkb:1974
gptkb:1977
gptkb:1980
gptkb:1981
gptkbp:youth_club gptkb:Soviet_Chess_Federation
gptkb:Moscow_Chess_Club
gptkb:Latvian_Chess_Federation
gptkb:Riga_Chess_Club