Vladimir Talla is a Czech chess International Master and FIDE trainer. He was born on November 7, 1955 in Chomutov, Czechoslovakia.
He became a FIDE master in 1975 and an International Master in 1977. He was also awarded the title of FIDE Trainer in 2007.
Talla's best achievement at the international level came in 2009 at the age of 54, when he tied for first place in the open section of the European Senior Chess Championship.
He has also authored several chess books, most notably 'Tactics in the King's Indian' and 'The Complete c3 Sicilian' which are popular among chess enthusiast. Apart from player and author, he also works as a chess coach, training budding chess players and imparting his knowledge of the game.