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by icelancer 1375 days ago
I love Tal's games, and you can learn a ton from them - but it's undeniable that he played pretty inaccurately even for his era. Most experts understand it, respect Tal for who he was and what he brought to the field, but caution younger players from emulating him too much and instead to study players way ahead of their time - especially players like Paul Morphy.