Mikhail Tal's Fantastic Bishop-Pair King Hunt - Botterill vs. Tal, 1973

Mikhail Tal conducted many fine king hunts, but possibly his prettiest conclusion was against the Englishman George Botterill. In fact, Tal was in trouble early on in a Sicilian Defense, but then he seized a big advantage and captured a pawn on b2. Extracting his rook from b2 was not easy though and

Mikhail Tal - In 1962, Tal began playing in the Curaçao Candidates tournament, but had to withdraw due to his kidney troubles. Of all the players in the event, only Bobby Fischer

Mikhail Tal (1936-92) by Edward Winter

The Impossible Checkmate!?, Tal vs Botvinnik 1960.

Misha Tal: The fall of the eagle

Chess Jottings by Edward Winter

John Upham, Author at British Chess News - Page 3 of 40

PDF) The End of the Ars Nova in Italy. The San Lorenzo Palimpsest and Related Repertories

Mikhail Tal - Wikipedia

Spectator columns from 24 March 2001 onwards - with column text

Chess Jottings by Edward Winter