Chess grandmaster

Mikhail Tal

Called the magician from Riga for sacrifices that computers still cannot always justify, and held the record for the longest unbeaten run in top-level chess.

Mikhail Tal was a Soviet Latvian chess grandmaster and the eighth World Chess Champion. He is considered a creative genius and is widely regarded as one of the most influential players in chess history. Tal played in an attacking and combinatorial style. His play was known for improvisation and unpredictability. Vladislav Zubok said of him, "Every game for him was as inimitable and invaluable as a poem".

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Born
1936-11-09, Riga, LatviaA Monday
Died
1992-06-27, Moscow, RussiaA Saturday, aged 55
At birth
Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Virgo
Nationality
Latvia
Birth-time source
No birth time on record: Rodden X

Birth Chart

1936-11-09, Riga, Latvia · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Rigathe zone used then

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Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunScorpio16°49′Direct
MoonVirgo24°52′Direct
MercuryScorpio11°25′Direct
VenusSagittarius21°02′Direct
MarsVirgo26°52′Direct
JupiterSagittarius25°06′Direct
SaturnPisces15°52′Retrograde
UranusTaurus7°12′Retrograde
NeptuneVirgo18°28′Direct
PlutoCancer28°44′Retrograde

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Death Chart

1992-06-27, Moscow, Russia · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Moscowthe zone used then

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Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunCancer5°54′Direct
MoonTaurus23°33′Direct
MercuryLeo0°09′Direct
VenusCancer9°39′Direct
MarsTaurus9°15′Direct
JupiterVirgo9°11′Direct
SaturnAquarius17°47′Retrograde
UranusCapricorn16°27′Retrograde
NeptuneCapricorn17°53′Retrograde
PlutoScorpio20°26′Retrograde

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