Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Na egwuregwu Olympiad, Mikhail Tal bụ onye otu otu egwuregwu Soviet asatọ, nke ọ bụla n'ime ha meriri ọla edo ndị otu (1958, 1960
, 1962, 1966, 1972, 1974, 1980, na 1982), meriri egwuregwu 65, dọtara 34, ma tufuo egwuregwu abụọ (81.2 pasent). Pasent a na-eme ka ọ bụrụ onye ọkpụkpọ nwere akara kacha mma n'etiti ndị sonyere na ọ dịkarịa ala Olympiads anọ. N'otu n'otu, Tal nwetara ihe nrite asaa n'egwuregwu Olimpik, gụnyere ọla edo ise (1958, 1962, 1966, 1972, 1974), na ọlaọcha abụọ (1960, 1982).