Douglas Griffin on X: Ex-World Champion Mikhail Tal (b. Riga, 1936; d. Moscow, 1992), pictured at Wijk aan Zee, January 1988. (📷: #chess / X

Douglas Griffin on X: Mikhail Tal v. Tigran Petrosian, 25th USSR-ch, Riga 1958, which featured the trademark positional exchange sacrifice by Petrosian, 31Rf4! Semyon Furman looks on. ('#Chess in the USSR', No.

Douglas Griffin on X: Ex-World Champion Mikhail Tal (b. Riga, 1936; d. Moscow, 1992), pictured at Wijk aan Zee, January 1988. (📷: #chess / X

Douglas Griffin on X: Ex-World Champion Mikhail Tal gives a simultaneous display in Philharmonic Square, Riga. 1980s. (Photo source: archive of the Latvian Sports Museum.) #chess @sovietvisuals / X

Douglas Griffin on X: Wijk aan Zee, 19th January 1982. Ex-World Champion Mikhail Tal (USSR) is pictured before play v. Vlastimil Hort (ČSSR) in the 4th round of the Hoogovens tournament. (Photo

Douglas Griffin on X: Wijk aan Zee, 16th January 1976. Pictured in play before their encounter in the opening round of the Hoogovens tournament - ex -World Champion Mikhail Tal (USSR) & Swedish

Douglas Griffin på X: In the press room during 27th match-game Karpov-Kasparov, World-ch, Moscow 1984; Mark Taimanov & Mikhail Tal. (Photo: B. Dolmatovsky) #chess / X

Douglas Griffin on X: Ex-World Champion Mikhail Tal, in play at the Hoogovens tournament at Wijk aan Zee, January 1968. (Photo source: #chess / X

Douglas Griffin on X: Three portraits from the Keres Memorial in Tallinn, March 1977 - Mikhail Tal, Oleg Romanishin & Boris Gulko. Tal took 1st place, Romanishin 2nd; Gulko finished in 4th-6th. (

Douglas Griffin on X: At the demonstration board, the 8th World Champion, Mikhail Tal (b. Riga, 9th Nov 1936; d. Moscow, 28th June 1992.) (Photo via #chess / X

Douglas Griffin on X: Baku, 11th December 1961. The 16th round of the 28th USSR Championship. Ex-World Champion Mikhail Tal (Riga) makes his opening move v. Bukhuti Gurgenidze (Tbilisi). Tal won the