gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:nickname
gptkb:Person
gptkb:chess_match
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gptkbp:active_years
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1950-1992
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gptkbp:awarded_to
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the title of Grandmaster
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Order_of_the_Red_Banner_of_Labour
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gptkbp:became_champion
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after defeating Botvinnik
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gptkbp:birth_date
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November 9, 1936
1936-11-09
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Riga
gptkb:Latvia
Riga, Latvia
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gptkbp:birth_year
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1936
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gptkbp:born
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November 9, 1936
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gptkbp:born_in
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gptkb:Riga
1936
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gptkbp:career_end
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gptkb:1992
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gptkbp:career_start
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1950s
1951
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gptkbp:championship
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gptkb:1960
gptkb:1
1960-1961
World Champion 1960-1961
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gptkbp:chess_olympiad
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gptkb:Tal's_Winning_Chess
gptkb:1960
gptkb:20th_century
gptkb:1980
gptkb:The_Life_and_Games_of_Mikhail_Tal
gptkb:Chess_Base
2
Soviet Era
Imaginative play
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gptkbp:chess_opening
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gptkb:Tal's_Gambit_Theory
gptkb:Sicilian_Defense
gptkb:Tal_Gambit
gptkb:King's_Indian_Defense
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gptkbp:coaching_career
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coached Latvian team
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gptkbp:color
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gptkb:black
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gptkbp:contributed_to
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gptkb:chess_match
chess literature
Soviet chess dominance
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gptkbp:contribution
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chess literature
creative play
Tactical play
Dynamic play
popularizing aggressive play
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gptkbp:current_club
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gptkb:Soviet_Chess_Federation
gptkb:Moscow_Chess_Club
gptkb:Latvian_Chess_Federation
gptkb:Riga_Chess_Club
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gptkbp:date_of_birth
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November 9, 1936
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gptkbp:death_date
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June 27, 1992
1992-06-27
1992-06-28
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gptkbp:death_place
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gptkb:Moscow
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gptkbp:death_year
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gptkb:1992
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gptkbp:defeated
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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
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gptkbp:descendant
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gptkb:Soviet_school_of_chess
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gptkbp:died
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June 27, 1992
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gptkbp:ended
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gptkb:Tal_vs._Petrosian,_1965
Tal vs. Karpov
lesser regarded
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gptkbp:events
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gptkb:Grandmaster
gptkb:Interzonal_Tournament_1958
gptkb:Tal_vs._Botvinnik_1960
gptkb:Candidates_Tournament_1959
gptkb:Moscow_Tournament_1956
gptkb:Tal_vs._Spassky_1969
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:World_Rapid_Chess_Champion
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_1960
gptkb:ECO_B40
gptkb:Candidates_Tournament
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
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gptkbp:faced
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gptkb:Boris_Spassky
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gptkbp:famous_fight
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gptkb:Boris_Spassky
gptkb:Paul_Keres
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gptkbp:famous_for
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sacrifices
tactical brilliance
aggressive tactics
unconventional tactics
creative play
sacrificial play
tactical play
creative and aggressive play
creative tactics
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gptkbp:famous_match
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gptkb:Tal_vs._Botvinnik_1960
gptkb:1965_match_against_Tigran_Petrosian
gptkb:1960_World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:Tal_vs._Petrosian_1966
gptkb:Tal_vs._Botvinnik
gptkb:1960_World_Championship
gptkb:Tal_vs_Karpov,_1979_Candidates_Tournament
Tal vs. Petrosian
1960 World Chess Championship against Mikhail Botvinnik
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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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."
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gptkbp:famous_rival
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gptkb:Karpov
gptkb:Mikhail_Botvinnik
gptkb:Anatoly_Karpov
gptkb:Boris_Spassky
gptkb:Emanuel_Lasker
gptkb:Tigran_Petrosian
gptkb:Polugaevsky
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gptkbp:federation
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gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:FIDE
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gptkbp:fide_id
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2705
2000010
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gptkbp:first_match
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gptkb:1960
gptkb:Moscow
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gptkbp:first_published
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gptkb:Tal's_Winning_Chess_Combinations
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gptkbp:full_name
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gptkb:Mikhail_Tal
gptkb:Mikhail_Nekhemyevich_Tal
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gptkbp:game_awards
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gptkb:Order_of_the_Red_Banner_of_Labour
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gptkbp:game_community
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gptkb:Soviet_chess_school
gptkb:1992
1951
1950-1992
" Mikhail Tal: The Wizard of Riga"
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gptkbp:game_type
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gptkb:classical
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gptkbp:has_function
|
Dew
Morning dew
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gptkbp:has_style
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that captivated audiences
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gptkbp:has_title
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gptkb:Mikhail
gptkb:Tal
First Title
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gptkbp:head_coach
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gptkb:Latvian_national_team
gptkb:Gelfand
gptkb:Mikhail_Botvinnik
gptkb:chess_match
many players
chess coaching
Alexander Koblencs
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gptkbp:highest_point
|
gptkb:1971
2705
2725
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Tal
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gptkbp:influence
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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
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:chess_match
future generations of players
future players
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Soviet_chess_school
gptkb:Alekhine
gptkb:Mikhail_Botvinnik
gptkb:Alexander_Alekhine
gptkb:Svetozar_Gligorić
|
gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:Soviet_chess
gptkb:Soviet_chess_school
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gptkbp:inspired
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chess enthusiasts
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gptkbp:is_a_member_of
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gptkb:the_Soviet_chess_team
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gptkbp:is_common_in
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gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Hebrew
Indian culture
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gptkbp:is_compared_to
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Anatoly Karpov's style
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gptkbp:is_known_for
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aggressive playing style
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gptkbp:is_played_by
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gptkb:Soviet_Championships
gptkb:1965_World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:Candidates_Tournament
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gptkbp:known_as
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gptkb:The_Magician_from_Riga
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gptkbp:known_for
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sacrifices
creative play
aggressive play
sacrificial play
aggressive playing style
creative tactics
creative and aggressive playing style
brilliant combinations
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gptkbp:legacy
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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
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Petropolis
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gptkbp:match_duration
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several weeks
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gptkbp:match_record_against
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gptkb:Anatoly_Karpov
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gptkbp:match_statistics
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won
World Championship qualification
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gptkbp:match_type
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gptkb:World_Championship_Candidates
knockout
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gptkbp:match_year
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gptkb:1969
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gptkbp:matches_played
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gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_1960
World Chess Championship 1961
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gptkbp:moves
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1.e4
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Latvian
gptkb:Soviet_Union
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gptkbp:nickname
|
gptkb:The_Magician_from_Riga
gptkb:Mikhail_Tal
gptkb:The_Wizard_of_Riga
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gptkbp:notable_achievement
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gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_1960
gptkb:FIDE_World_Champion_in_1960
International Grandmaster
Soviet Championship winner
Youngest World Champion at the time
World Chess Champion 1960
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gptkbp:notable_achievements
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gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_1960
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gptkbp:notable_authors
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after his chess career
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gptkbp:notable_for
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gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:Tal_Gambit
gptkb:chess_match
tactical play
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gptkbp:notable_games
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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
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gptkbp:notable_match
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gptkb:Tal_vs._Lev_Polugaevsky,_1970
gptkb:1963_World_Championship
gptkb:Tal_vs._Petrosian_1966
gptkb:World_Championship_1960
1977 match against Korchnoi
1980 match against Boris Gulko
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gptkbp:notable_player
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gptkb:Karpov
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gptkbp:notable_rivalry
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gptkb:Karpov
gptkb:Mikhail_Botvinnik
gptkb:Anatoly_Karpov
gptkb:Boris_Spassky
gptkb:Paul_Keres
gptkb:Tigran_Petrosian
gptkb:Botvinnik
gptkb:Geller
gptkb:Korchnoi
gptkb:Petrosian
intense rivalry with Karpov
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gptkbp:opened
|
gptkb:Sicilian_Defense
gptkb:Tal_Defense
gptkb:Tal_Gambit
Tal's Gambit
Tal's Opening repertoire
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
|
gptkb:Riga
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:Moscow
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gptkbp:played_against
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gptkb:Keres
gptkb:Mikhail_Botvinnik
gptkb:Anatoly_Karpov
gptkb:Boris_Spassky
gptkb:Bobby_Fischer
gptkb:Tigran_Petrosian
gptkb:Botvinnik
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gptkbp:played_for
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gptkb:Soviet_Union
|
gptkbp:position
|
checkmate
|
gptkbp:posthumous_recognition
|
gptkb:Tal_Memorial
|
gptkbp:publication
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gptkb:The_Life_and_Games_of_Mikhail_Tal
|
gptkbp:published_work
|
gptkb:The_Life_and_Games_of_Mikhail_Tal
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gptkbp:rating
|
2700
2705
2700+
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gptkbp:repertoire
|
gptkb:King's_Indian_Defense
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gptkbp:result
|
gptkb:loss
|
gptkbp:retired
|
gptkb:1992
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gptkbp:retirement_year
|
gptkb:1992
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gptkbp:rival
|
gptkb:Viktor_Smyslov
gptkb:Boris_Spassky
gptkb:Botvinnik
gptkb:Petrosian
gptkb:Euwe
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gptkbp:strategy
|
aggressive tactics
|
gptkbp:style
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Creative
aggressive
creative
Hypermodern
attacking play
aggressive play
tactical
tactical play
attacking
hypermodern
tactical and imaginative
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gptkbp:style_of_play
|
Aggressive
attacking
|
gptkbp:title
|
gptkb:Grandmaster
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
deceased
|
gptkbp:tournament
|
gptkb:Moscow_1956
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:World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:Moscow_1960
gptkb:Moscow_1961
gptkb:Candidates_Tournament_1965
gptkb:1960_World_Championship
1953
Moscow 1980
Moscow 1989
Moscow 1981
Moscow 1985
Moscow 1991
Moscow 1987
1960 vs Petrosian
Hastings 1959
Leipzig 1960
Moscow 1973
Moscow 1978
Moscow 1979
Moscow 1982
Moscow 1983
Moscow 1984
Moscow 1986
Moscow 1988
Moscow 1990
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gptkbp:training
|
taught by others
|
gptkbp:was_a_chess_prodigy
|
in his youth
|
gptkbp:was_a_popular_figure
|
in the chess community
|
gptkbp:was_a_world_champion
|
in 1960 and 1961
|
gptkbp:was_known_for
|
his charisma
creative tactics
his improvisation
sacrifices in his games
|
gptkbp:won
|
gptkb:Boris_Spassky
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_1960
|
gptkbp:won_the_match
|
by 12.5 to 8.5
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gptkbp:world_championships_played
|
gptkb:1960
|
gptkbp:year
|
gptkb:1963
gptkb:1974
gptkb:1977
gptkb:1980
gptkb:1981
|
gptkbp:year_title_won
|
gptkb:1960
|
gptkbp:bfsParent
|
gptkb:Mikhail_Botvinnik
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:NRJ_Music_Award
gptkb:Tigran_Petrosian
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
|
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