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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
(2700)
Vladimir Buturin
(2310)
1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Qc2 Nf6
English Opening: Agincourt Defense
½-½
13
1981
Mikhail Tal
(2700)
Oleg M Romanishin
(2590)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation
½-½
31
1981
Mikhail Tal
(2700)
Diez Del Corral Jesus
(2480)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6
French Defense: Tarrasch, Closed, Main Line
½-½
38
1981
Mikhail Tal
(2700)
Jose Luis Fernandez Garcia
(2415)
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. d4 d5
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange, Modern Exchange Variation
½-½
100
1981
Mikhail Tal
(2700)
Marovic Drazen
(2445)
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5
Caro-Kann Defense: Panov, Modern, Czerniak Line
½-½
57
1981
Mikhail Tal
(2700)
Reynaldo Vera
(2455)
1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 c5
Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights Variation
½-½
23
1981
Mikhail Tal
(2700)
Tigran Petrosian
(2585)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6
Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres, Breyer, Zaitsev Hybrid Variation
½-½
34
1981
Mikhail Tal
(2700)
Vladimir Bagirov
(2505)
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5
English Opening: Anglo-Indian, Queen's Knight Variation
½-½
41
1981
Mikhail Tal
(2700)
Petrosian Arshak B
(2495)
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nge2 Nf6
Sicilian Defense: Keres Variation
½-½
24
1981
Mikhail Tal
(2700)
Oleg M Romanishin
(2590)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation
½-½
20
1981
Mikhail Tal
(2700)
Vitaly Tseshkovsky
(2575)
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6
English Opening: Symmetrical, Hedgehog Defense
½-½
44
1981
Mikhail Tal
(2700)
David I Bronstein
(2490)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6
Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Nimzowitsch Variation
½-½
36
1981
Mikhail Tal
(2700)
Stefan Djuric
(2460)
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. d4 Bg7
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation
½-½
38
1981
Mikhail Tal
(2700)
Margeir Petursson
(2460)
1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6
Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch, Main Line
½-½
35
1981
Mikhail Tal
(2700)
Yuri L Averbakh
(2490)
1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6
Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz, Fianchetto Defense
½-½
19
1981
Ostermeyer Peter Dr
(2415)
Mikhail Tal
(2700)
1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. Nf3 Nf6
Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation
0-1
29
1981
Dr Helmut Reefschlaeger
(2410)
Mikhail Tal
(2700)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6
Benoni Defense
0-1
43
1981
Troeger Paul
(2335)
Mikhail Tal
(2700)
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 Bg7
Indian Game: Knights Variation, East Indian Defense
0-1
31
1981
Petrosian Arshak B
(2495)
Mikhail Tal
(2700)
1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 c5
Indian Game: East Indian, Anti-Nimzo-Indian Variation
0-1
45
1981
Juan Manuel Bellon Lopez
(2415)
Mikhail Tal
(2700)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4
Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical Variation
0-1
39
1981
Ambroz Jan
(2485)
Mikhail Tal
(2700)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 d6
Sicilian Defense: Westerinen Attack
0-1
40
1981
Evgenij Ermenkov
(2490)
Mikhail Tal
(2700)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7
Sicilian Defense: Canal, Main Line
0-1
53
1981
Janis Klovans
(2455)
Mikhail Tal
(2700)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4
Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation
0-1
31
1981
Uusi Gunnar
(2370)
Mikhail Tal
(2700)
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5
Indian Game: East Indian, Anti-Nimzo-Indian Variation
0-1
37
1981
Alexander Kochyev
(2540)
Mikhail Tal
(2700)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5
Catalan Opening
0-1
45
1981
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