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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
Eugenio Torre
(2535)
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5
Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense
½-½
15
1991
Walter S Browne
(2500)
Mikhail Tal
(2570)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox, Glek Defense
½-½
22
1991
Evgeni Dragomarezkij
(2455)
Mikhail Tal
(2565)
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6
Slav Defense
½-½
34
1991
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
Mohr Stefan
(2425)
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6
Modern Defense: Standard, Pseudo-Austrian Attack
1-0
31
1990
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
Lorenz Sascha
(2268)
1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6
English Opening: Reversed Sicilian, Taimanov, Hungarian Attack
1-0
29
1990
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
Lin Ta
(2410)
1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5
English Opening: Symmetrical, Three Knights System
1-0
62
1990
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
Anatoly M Kremenietsky
(2391)
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. d4 g6
Old Indian Defense
1-0
38
1990
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
Evgeny Sveshnikov
(2503)
1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5
Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov, Modern Variation
1-0
37
1990
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
Tom Wedberg
(2480)
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5
Catalan Opening: Closed
1-0
35
1990
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
Ilya Smirin
(2555)
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox, Exchange Variation
1-0
35
1990
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
Karp Michael
(2267)
1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6
Modern Defense: Standard, Two Knights Variation
1-0
38
1990
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
Lahav Ehud
(2380)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6
French Defense: Main Line, Steinitz Variation
1-0
41
1990
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
Jacob Murey
(2530)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7
King's Indian Defense: Classical System
1-0
50
1990
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
Ram Soffer
(2440)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+
Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation
1-0
40
1990
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
Ljubomir Ljubojevic
(2625)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Gligorić, Bronstein Variation
0-1
55
1990
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
Matthias Wahls
(2525)
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 b6
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation
½-½
76
1990
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
Roman Dzindzichashvili
(2545)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4
Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation
½-½
15
1990
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
Bozidar Ivanovic
(2520)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7
King's Indian Defense: Classical System
½-½
44
1990
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
Smbat G Lputian
(2545)
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 Nf6
Catalan Opening: Closed
½-½
15
1990
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
Mihail Marin
(2480)
1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 Nf6
King's Indian Defense
½-½
30
1990
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
Anthony J Miles
(2595)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6
Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Mackenzie, Center Attack
½-½
22
1990
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
Viktor Gavrikov
(2580)
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. d4 e6
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation
½-½
14
1990
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
Johann Hjartarson
(2505)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5
Benoni Defense: Modern, Fianchetto Variation
½-½
26
1990
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
Makarichev Sergey
(2510)
1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6
Dutch Defense: Fianchetto, Ilyin-Zhenevsky, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation
½-½
19
1990
Mikhail Tal
(2780)
Igor Naumkin
(2455)
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7
English Opening: Anglo-Indian, King's Knight, Queen's Indian Formation with 4...Bb7
½-½
23
1990
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