Attack with Mikhail Tal

by Mikhail Tal, Iakov Damsky, Kenneth P. Neat (Translator)

The legendary Mikhail Tal was the finest ever exponent of attacking chess. His all-out sacrificial style took him all the way to the World Championship title. Dogged by ill-health, Tal's reign was a short one, and he was never able to regain his crown, but Tal remained an outstanding player right up to his death in 1992. His departure has taken away one of the chess world's most charismatic figures; a player who excited chess passions wherever he went. In this, his last book, written together with Russian sports journalist Iakov Damsky, Tal shows how to unleash devastating attacks in all kinds of positions.

Genres: Chess

184 pages, Paperback

First published July 30, 1994

About the author

Mikhail Nekhemyevich Tal (Latvian: Mihails Tāls; Russian: Михаил Нехемьевич Таль (1936 – 1992), was a Soviet Latvian chess player and the eighth World Chess Champion.

Михаил Нехемьевич Таль (латыш. Mihails 9 ноября 1936, Рига — 27 июня 1992, Москва) — советский и латвийский шахматист, гроссмейстер (1957), восьмой чемпион мира по шахматам (1960–1961). По образованию филолог.

Reviews

[Steven · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome book on attacking technique by the master of attack. In game after game Tal shows how to crack open a position that seems defended. With chapter titles such as: breakthrough in the center, invasion trajectories, lines of communication, outposts, eliminating defenders, destroying fortress walls, you can focus on specific positions. Or you can just play through them all an marvel at the brilliant and intuitive sacrificial play.

[serprex]

This book is worth the read as an autobiography of one of the most interesting chess players whom happens to analyse games throughout the book because what else is he going to do to describe himself

[Slow Reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

hard to say you've "finished" a book like this because the studies in here need repeat visits for reinforcement ...but of course they're all excellent and deadly, and the commentary often rather biting and humorous. What else would one expect from Tal! ...All of his Ruy Lopez games are amazingly dynamic and the Korchnoi / Sveshnikov studies are terrific

[Sandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bit tedious and with difficult to read because instead of full games it's a lot of positions with lengthy variations. The puzzles are interesting but a bit ambiguous. The themes of the chapters on the other hand are great, and Tal's intuitive sacrifices are quite pretty.

[Matt Norby]

Tal, one of the strongest attacking chess players ever, points out defensive weaknesses and the attacking techniques to exploit them, using numerous examples. A good book for improving middlegame play for the intermediate and advanced player.

[Akshay Basavaraj · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful ideas by one of the greatest attacking talents of all times. The game which stands out to me is Spassky vs Tal 1973 in Tallin, two former world champions showing how wild chess can be. Tal's commentary on that game gives a window into the madness that is attacking with Mikhail Tal.

[Abinash Mishra]

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