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His career saw him earn the title of Grandmaster and reach the pinnacle of competitive chess by becoming world chess champion, a distinction that placed him among the elite of the game's history.\n\nBeyond his chess career, Tal also worked as a journalist and writer, and as a chess composer, bringing a range of professional activities to his life in the game. His contributions were recognized by Soviet authorities through several honors: he received the Order of the Badge of Honour, the Order of Friendship of Peoples, and the title of Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR. Tal died in Moscow in June 1992 — sources differ slightly on whether the date was the 27th or 28th — at the age of 55. 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Even when I realize that the king is not in danger.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":49,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":50},{},[],{"id":79,"quote_text":80,"author_id":5,"source_id":61,"has_image":62,"author":81,"source":82,"quote_tag":83,"commentary":50},3293457,"I will not hide the fact that I love to hear the spectators react after a sacrifice of a piece or pawn. I don’t think that there is anything bad in such a feeling; no artist or musician is indifferent to the reactions of the public.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":49,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":50},{},[],{"id":85,"quote_text":86,"author_id":5,"source_id":61,"has_image":62,"author":87,"source":88,"quote_tag":89,"commentary":50},3293453,"I believe most definitely that one must not only grapple with the problems on the board, one must also make every effort to combat the thoughts and will of the opponent.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":49,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":50},{},[],{"id":91,"quote_text":92,"author_id":5,"source_id":61,"has_image":62,"author":93,"source":94,"quote_tag":95,"commentary":50},3293446,"Many Chess players were surprised when after the game, Fischer quietly explained: ‘I had already analyzed this possibility’ in a position which I thought was not possible to foresee from the opening.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":49,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":50},{},[],{"id":97,"quote_text":98,"author_id":5,"source_id":61,"has_image":62,"author":99,"source":100,"quote_tag":101,"commentary":50},3293436,"Without technique it is impossible to reach the top in chess, and therefore we all try to borrow from Capablanca his wonderful, subtle technique.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":49,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":50},{},[],{"id":103,"quote_text":104,"author_id":5,"source_id":61,"has_image":62,"author":105,"source":106,"quote_tag":107,"commentary":50},3293432,"Botvinnik’s right! When he says such things, then he’s right. Usually, I prefer not to study chess but to play it. For me chess is more an art than a science. It’s been said that Alekhine and I played similar chess, except that he studied more. Yes, perhaps, but I have to say that he played, too.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":49,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":50},{},[],{"id":109,"quote_text":110,"author_id":5,"source_id":61,"has_image":62,"author":111,"source":112,"quote_tag":113,"commentary":50},3293426,"I go over many games collections and pick up something from the style of each player.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":49,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":50},{},[],{"id":115,"quote_text":116,"author_id":5,"source_id":61,"has_image":62,"author":117,"source":118,"quote_tag":119,"commentary":50},3293418,"Fischer is the greatest genius to descend from the chess heavens.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":49,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":50},{},[],{"currentPage":121,"totalPages":122,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":123},1,3,10]