Tal: Tal-Botvinik 1960 Damen Gambit The tasks vary in difficulty

The tasks vary in difficulty

A good start is half the battle

He now presents his findings that will surprise

and how he kept his cool to out-calculate his opponents

and your defensive skills

Tal: Tal-Botvinik 1960 Damen Gambit The tasks vary in difficultyMikhail Tals splendid account of his world championship match victory is one of the masterpieces of the golden age of annotation before insights and feelings and flashes of genius were reduced to mere moves and Informant symbols. This is simply the best book written about a world championship match by a contestant. That shouldnt be a surprise because Tal was the finest writer to become world champion. From the Foreword by International Grandmaster