Mikhail Tal

Mikhail Tal in the 'Greatest Chess Players of All Time'? Let me paint you a picture: imagine a chess master who plays like he's double-parked. Tal was the magician from Riga, turning chess norms into pull-a-rabbit-out-of-a-hat shows. Fans? We're like that group who saw a UFO—no one else gets it, but we know we've witnessed something otherworldly. Debating his moves? It's like explaining Picasso's art to someone who's colorblind. Pick Tal, because chess needs its legends to have a little madness.