88 years old (Born on November 09, 1936)
Happy birthday to the magician of chess himself, the legendary Mikhail Tal! Your daring Queen sacrifices and fearless attacks—especially those from your unforgettable victory over Botvinnik in 1960 that crowned you World Chess Champion—continue to inspire us all. We're still trying—and failing—to mimic those brilliant moves!Through spectacular risks and dazzling creativity, you've shown generations that there’s art behind every bold move on a chessboard. Thanks for making chess as thrillingly unpredictable as life itself; here's hoping your special day is filled with fewer positional blunders than ours usually are. Keep dazzling eternity's grandmasters wherever you may be!
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