Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Mikhail Tal
Born: November 9, 1936
Died: June 28, 1992 (aged 55)
Bio: Mikhail Tal was a Soviet Latvian chess Grandmaster and the eighth World Chess Champion.
Known for:
- Attack with Mikhail Tal
- Life & Games of Mikhail Tal (1976)
- Tal-Botvinnik, 1960 (1970)
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