Soviet champion Mikhail Tal
mikhail tal lived in house in riga
tal first qualified ussr chess championship final in 1956, finishing joint fifth, , became youngest player win following year, @ age of 20. had not played in enough international tournaments qualify title of grandmaster, fide decided @ 1957 congress waive normal restrictions , award him title because of achievement in winning soviet championship. @ time, soviet union dominant in world chess, , tal had beaten several of world s top players win tournament.
tal made 3 appearances ussr @ student olympiads in 1956–58, winning 3 team gold medals , 3 board gold medals. won nineteen games, drew eight, , lost none, 85.2 percent.
he retained soviet championship title in 1958 @ riga, , competed in world chess championship first time. won 1958 interzonal tournament @ portorož, helped soviet union win fourth consecutive chess olympiad @ munich.
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