В книге экс-чемпиона мира Михаила Таля и мастера Якова Дамского исследуются все основные компоненты миттельшпиля, а по сути — и всей шахматной игры: атака, защита и контратака. Приводятся типичные приемы, совершенно необходимые шахматисту любой квалификации,a некоторые сформулированы и обоснованы авторами впервые.Их знание облегчит читателям поиск правильных путей на практике. Рассчитана на самые широкие круги шахматистов от начинающих до мастеров.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.