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Chess Games Database
GM
Mikhail Tal
Full name
Mikhail Tal
Life
Nov 9, 1936 - Jun 28, 1992
(age 55)
Place of birth
Riga, Republic of Latvia
Federation
Latvia
Total Games
3189
42% Win
46% Draw
12% Loss
As White
1685
51% Win
40% Draw
9%
As Black
1504
33% Win
53% Draw
14% Loss
Mikhail Tal Chess Games
Players
Result
Moves
Year
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
Evgeny Pigusov
(2545)
1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 g6 3. d4 cxd4
Sicilian Defense: Open, Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind Formation
½-½
20
1990
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
Evgeny Vladimirov
(2575)
1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. b3 Nf6
English Opening: Agincourt Defense
½-½
34
1990
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
Valeriy Neverov
(2554)
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7
English Opening: Anglo-Indian, King's Indian Defense
½-½
27
1990
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
Rafael Vaganian
(2605)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5
Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense
½-½
17
1990
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
Maxim Dlugy
(2525)
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical, Rubinstein Variation
½-½
15
1990
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
Efim P Geller
(2455)
1. c4 e6 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5
English Opening: Neo-Catalan Defense Declined
½-½
19
1990
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
Konstantin Z Lerner
(2560)
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5
English Opening: Symmetrical, Double Fianchetto Defense
½-½
20
1990
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
Leonid Yudasin
(2615)
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6
English Opening: Symmetrical, Three Knights System
½-½
19
1990
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
Evgeny Sveshnikov
(2503)
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6
Queen's Gambit Declined: Catalan Opening
½-½
15
1990
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
Leonid Yurtaev
(2519)
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7
Réti Opening: King's Indian Attack, Symmetrical Defense
½-½
18
1990
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
Pia Cramling
(2505)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation
½-½
33
1990
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
Shimon Kagan
(2390)
1. c4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6
Modern Defense: Averbakh Variation
½-½
33
1990
Mikhail Gurevich
(2645)
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 c5
Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights, Rubinstein, Prague, Carlsbad Variation
1-0
36
1990
Vasil Spasov
(2440)
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5
French Defense: Tarrasch, Open, Chistyakov Defense
1-0
54
1990
Nick de Firmian
(2560)
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6
Alekhine's Defense: Modern, Larsen Variation
1-0
29
1990
Gata Kamsky
(2650)
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 g6
King's Indian Defense: Gligorić System
1-0
45
1990
Vasil Spas Spasov
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5
French Defense: Tarrasch, Open, Chistyakov Defense
1-0
53
1990
Andrei Sokolov
(2585)
Mikhail Tal
(2570)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4
Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Classical Variation
0-1
33
1990
Maus Siegfried
(2238)
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
1. c4 c5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation
0-1
28
1990
Walter Arencibia
(2425)
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
1. d4 d6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7
King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns, Dynamic Line
0-1
36
1990
Johann Hjartarson
(2505)
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4
Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation
0-1
35
1990
Georgi Orlov
(2505)
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5
Catalan Opening: Closed
0-1
32
1990
Michael Rohde
(2555)
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5
Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line, Normal Variation
0-1
30
1990
Utemov Vladimir
(2385)
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nd4
English Opening: Symmetrical, Two Knights Variation
0-1
28
1990
Andras Adorjan
(2520)
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7
English Opening: Fianchetto, Ultra-Symmetrical Line
½-½
13
1990
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