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On this day in 1936, Mikhail Tal, the 8th World Champion, was born!
Did you know the “Magician from Riga” held the record for the longest unbeaten streak in top-level chess—95 games—until Ding Liren surpassed it with 100 games in 2017?
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— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) November 9, 2024