Mikhail Nekhemyevich Tal was a Soviet chess grandmaster born on 9th November 1936. Tal was known for his attacking play and sacrificing big pieces in the game. He is considered one of the greatest and best players of all time in the world. No one can ever predict his next moves in the game. He…
Do you know the 9th World Chess Champion? Tigran Vartanovic Petrosian. He had written this book “Python Strategy ” which covers his games, his journey in chess, insights from his co-authors about how Petrosian was, and a lot of interesting interviews. Tigran explains his journey of how he and his brother worked hard to get…
Welcome to our new series of legends who were near world champions! We will cover various players in the coming articles. The first one is easy to predict – Paul Morphy. Paul Morphy was born in New Orleans, United States of America June 22, 1837. He belonged to a wealthy family. Former world champion Bobby…