{"id":20660,"date":"2023-12-10T13:14:33","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T13:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/?post_type=product&#038;p=20660"},"modified":"2026-05-26T12:31:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:31:37","slug":"learn-from-mikhail-tal-with-im-boroljub-zlatanovic","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/learn-from-mikhail-tal-with-im-boroljub-zlatanovic\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn from Mikhail Tal with IM Boroljub Zlatanovic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding: 56.66% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"Learn from Mikhail Tal\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1000518913?h=f05f45b50e&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Learn from Mikhail Tal<\/h2>\n<p>Imagine you\u2019re playing a big game\u2026<\/p>\n<p>And instead of playing it safe, and being afraid to make a slight mistake\u2026<\/p>\n<p>You go with an all-out attack. Buldozering your way to the opponent\u2019s King.<\/p>\n<p>With zero doubt, you finally secure the win.<\/p>\n<p>This is Mikhail Tal\u2019s playing style, my friend.<\/p>\n<p>His moves weren\u2019t always textbook perfect, but practically no one can prove it over the board.<\/p>\n<p>Want to learn to play like this?<\/p>\n<p>IM Boroljub Zlatanovic deep dives into some of the most instructive Mikhail Tal\u2019s games and explains the most effective techniques Tal used to destroy his competition.<\/p>\n<p>For Tal, chess was a precise science, with success hinging on the perfect mix of elements. IM Zlatanovic takes a step-by-step approach, covering everything from Tal\u2019s Attacking Recipe to Strategic Play and Opening Ideas.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative; width: 90%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"Learn from Mikhail Tal\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1000517862?h=9d2ed54a76&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>Here\u2019s what you are going to learn:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Passed Pawn in the Opening (??)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 You create a passed pawn on move 7. You get it to the 3rd rank to fuel a vicious attack. A few moves and one sac later, White resigns. Want to learn to do it? Check Chapter 9 on Initiative.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"https:\/\/videoapi-muybridge.vimeocdn.com\/animated-thumbnails\/image\/43cc9bac-de98-464d-b311-a681721556d1.gif?ClientID=sulu&amp;Date=1724344529&amp;Signature=d1357f88e6fd796422ddb46862d716fa3b80e878\" width=\"471\" height=\"252\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Shocking Sac &amp; Mate\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 You make a bold, seemingly unsound sacrifice that throws your opponent off balance. Then, you watch their position collapse like dominos just a few moves later. You\u2019ll master this technique in Chapter 17.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tal\u2019s Attacking Recipe<\/strong>\u00a0 \u2013 You open up the h-file. Line up both of your bishops. Play a typical rook sac. The rest is automatic. You unleash the monstrous power of the light-squared bishop to finish off the game. Learn this common theme in Chapter 21.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"https:\/\/videoapi-muybridge.vimeocdn.com\/animated-thumbnails\/image\/f6ec364b-8566-4c5d-8894-b1cca083fcbc.gif?ClientID=sulu&amp;Date=1724345220&amp;Signature=7e8e71fc01bf9b9c6fad665c3a10f5334e120c73\" width=\"472\" height=\"266\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Strategic Play 2.0<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 You regroup your pieces. Do a series of equal-looking exchanges. And all of a sudden you have a rook on the open file and a knight in the center. And this all happens flawlessly, without much effort. Black is completely outplayed. See Chapter 35.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Those are just a couple of examples of typical attacking themes you\u2019re about to learn.<\/p>\n<p>Add just ONE of these themes to your game, and it could result in\u00a0<strong>20-30 Elo gains!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And this course covers\u00a0<em>28 of those!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20821\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Chapter-12.-Initiative.-Tal-Smyslov-low.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"439\" height=\"228\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>About the Author:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>IM Boroljub Zlatanovic [2438 FIDE]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>is an International Master and a professional chess coach from Serbia. He has been coaching chess for over 15 years and his students showed outstanding results in the Youth and Junior Championships. You are at the right place with IM Zlatanovic whether you want to improve: your endgame (basic, typical, complex), middlegame (global strategy, tactics, and typical positions) or expand and deepen the opening repertoire.<\/p>\n<h3>Outline:<\/h3>\n<p>Introduction<br \/>\nChapter 1. Sicilian Battles. Tal \u2013 Polugaevsky<br \/>\nChapter 2. Sicilian Battles. Tal \u2013 Taimanov (1962)<br \/>\nChapter 3. Sicilian Battles. Tal \u2013 Bolbochan<br \/>\nChapter 4. Sicilian Battles. Tal \u2013 Taimanov (1966)<br \/>\nChapter 5. Benoni &amp; Kings Indian Battles. Geller \u2013 Tal<br \/>\nChapter 6. Benoni &amp; Kings Indian Battles. Prieditis \u2013 Tal<br \/>\nChapter 7. Benoni &amp; Kings Indian Battles. Donner \u2013 Tal<br \/>\nChapter 8. Benoni &amp; Kings Indian Battles. Timman \u2013 Tal<br \/>\nChapter 9. Initiative. Saigin \u2013 Tal<br \/>\nChapter 10. Initiative. Tal \u2013 Larsen<br \/>\nChapter 11. Initiative. Tal \u2013 Simagin<br \/>\nChapter 12. Initiative. Tal \u2013 Smyslov<br \/>\nChapter 13. Initiative. Tal \u2013 Keller<br \/>\nChapter 14. Creativity. Thorbergsson \u2013 Tal<br \/>\nChapter 15. Creativity. Tal \u2013 Vasiukov<br \/>\nChapter 16. Creativity. Tal \u2013 Botvinnik<br \/>\nChapter 17. Creativity. Tal \u2013 Koblencs<br \/>\nChapter 18. Creativity. Tal \u2013 Hecht<br \/>\nChapter 19. Attack on King. Tal \u2013 Mohrlok<br \/>\nChapter 20. Attack on King. Tal \u2013 Olafsson<br \/>\nChapter 21. Attack on King. Tal \u2013 Gurgenidze<br \/>\nChapter 22. Attack on King. Gurgenidze \u2013 Tal<br \/>\nChapter 23. Attack on King. Tal \u2013 Myagmarsuren<br \/>\nChapter 24. Strategy. Tal \u2013 Najdorf<br \/>\nChapter 25. Strategy. Tal \u2013 Kochyev<br \/>\nChapter 26. Strategy. Novopashin \u2013 Tal<br \/>\nChapter 27. Strategy. Tal \u2013 Saidy<br \/>\nChapter 28. Strategy. 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