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Famous Mikhail Tal Quotes
“If you wait for luck to turn up, life becomes very boring.”
“First, how to sac my queen, then rook, then bishop, then knight, then pawns.”
“Fischer is the greatest genius to descend from the chess heavens.”
“I'd like to always be romantic in chess. Sadly, this doesn't always work like that.”
“I can take care of myself! But the "external barriers", my opponents, do indeed concern me.”
“It is difficult to play against Einstein's theory -on his first loss to Fischer”
“I like to grasp the initiative and not give my opponent peace of mind.”
“To play for a draw (at any rate with White) is to some degree a crime against chess.”
“Quiet moves often make a stronger impression than a wild combination with heavy sacrifices.”
“I go over many games collections and pick up something from the style of each player.”
