Autograph of Mihail Tal

Certified Authentic autograph on the envelope. Mikhail Tal (1936-1992) - Soviet and Latvian chess player, grandmaster (1957), eighth world chess champion (1960-1961), world blitz champion (1988). A philologist by training. Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1960), six-time champion of the USSR (1957, 1958, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1978), champion of the Latvian SSR (1953, 1965), eight-time winner of chess Olympiads as part of the USSR team, six-time European champion and three-time world champion among students in the team competition, winner of interzonal tournaments (1958, 1964, 1979), candidates tournament (1959), participant in two world championship matches and seven candidates matches, winner of 44 international tournaments, journalist, editor-in-chief (1960-1970) of the magazine " Chess", which was published in Riga by the State Sports Committee of the Latvian SSR and the Republican Chess Federation.