MIKHAIL TAL

CURATED CHESS GAMES

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PLAYERS RESULT MOVES OPENINGS EVENT
1961.09.23
Tal, Mihail vs Parma, Bruno
1-0 29 Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Gurgenidze Variation Bled 30th Anniversary
1961.09.25
Tal, Mihail vs Bisguier, Arthur Bernard
1-0 61 Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack Bled 30th Anniversary
1961.09.28
Germek, Milan vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 31 Benoni Defense: Uhlmann Variation Bled 30th Anniversary
1961.09.29
Tal, Mihail vs Pachman, Ludek
1-0 41 Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation Bled 30th Anniversary
1961.10.03
Tal, Mihail vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0 49 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation Bled 30th Anniversary
1961.10.18
Tal, Mihail vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1-0 31 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense URS-chT Cup 03rd sf
1961.11.19
Shianovsky, Vladislav I vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 48 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation URS-ch29 Final
1961.11.27
Tal, Mihail vs Savon, Vladimir A
1-0 66 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System URS-ch29 Final
1961.12.11
Tal, Mihail vs Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
1-0 35 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense URS-ch29 Final
1961.12.13
Tal, Mihail vs Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
1-0 51 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Czerniak Variation URS-ch29 Final
1961.12.15
Taimanov, Mark E vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 40 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense URS-ch29 Final
1961.12.16
Tal, Mihail vs Vladimirov, Boris T
1-0 41 Richter-Veresov Attack: Veresov Variation URS-ch29 Final
1961.12.19
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 37 Sicilian Defense: French Variation URS-ch29 Final
1961.??.??
Tal, Mihail vs Koblencs, Aleksandrs
1-0 32 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Main Line Riga training game
1962.05.09
Filip, Miroslav vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 34 King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense Candidates Tournament-05
1962.05.17
Tal, Mihail vs Benko, Pal C
1-0 33 French Defense: Classical Variation, Burn Variation Candidates Tournament-05
1962.05.24
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 62 Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Pillsbury Variation Candidates Tournament-05
1962.07.05
Tal, Mihail vs Kramer, Haije J
1-0 40 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation Match/Nation NED-URS
1962.09.19
Tal, Mihail vs Mohrlok, Dieter A
1-0 31 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation Olympiad-15 Preliminaries A
1962.09.20
Franco Raymundo, Eduardo vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 62 Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Bg5 Olympiad-15 Preliminaries A
1962.09.25
Tal, Mihail vs Vizantiadis, Lazaros
1-0 42 Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack Olympiad-15 Preliminaries A
1962.10.04
Tal, Mihail vs Gunsberger, Alexander
1-0 34 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Eingorn Variation Olympiad-15 Final A
1962.10.05
Kramer, Haije J vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 47 Zukertort Opening Olympiad-15 Final A
1962.10.06
Tal, Mihail vs Hecht, Hans Joachim
1-0 49 Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation Olympiad-15 Final A
1962.10.09
Tal, Mihail vs Barcza, Gedeon
1-0 27 French Defense: Classical Variation, Burn Variation Olympiad-15 Final A
1962.11.01
Shofman, Mikhail vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 22 Pirc Defense URS-chT Republics 08th final A
1962.11.22
Korelov, Alexander Pavlovich vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 43 Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation URS-ch30 Final
1962.11.23
Tal, Mihail vs Bannik, Anatolij
1-0 28 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Averbakh Variation URS-ch30 Final
1962.11.27
Tal, Mihail vs Mnatsakanian, Eduard A
1-0 34 Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation URS-ch30 Final
1962.12.01
Tal, Mihail vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0 41 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation URS-ch30 Final
1962.12.02
Khodos, German L vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 23 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Janowski-Larsen Variation URS-ch30 Final
1962.12.06
Tal, Mihail vs Krogius, Nikolai V
1-0 37 Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Modern Main Line URS-ch30 Final
1962.12.07
Kots, Yury Isakovich vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 34 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation URS-ch30 Final
1962.12.12
Tal, Mihail vs Savon, Vladimir A
1-0 42 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation URS-ch30 Final
1962.12.16
Kholmov, Ratmir D vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 42 Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation URS-ch30 Final
1962.12.17
Novopashin, Arkady vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 41 Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack URS-ch30 Final
1962.12.19
Tal, Mihail vs Suetin, Alexey S
1-0 46 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack URS-ch30 Final
1963.07.06
Paoli, Enrico vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 20 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation Asztalos Memorial-06
1963.07.07
Tal, Mihail vs Filip, Miroslav
1-0 42 Italian Game: Paris Defense Asztalos Memorial-06
1963.07.08
Brzozka, Stefan vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 31 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation Asztalos Memorial-06
1963.07.09
Tal, Mihail vs Ghitescu, Theodor
1-0 41 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov Defense Asztalos Memorial-06
1963.07.13
Barczay, Laszlo vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 32 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Spielmann Variation, Carlsbad Variation Asztalos Memorial-06
1963.07.16
Tal, Mihail vs Forintos, Gyozo Victor
1-0 35 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Kholmov Variation Asztalos Memorial-06
1963.07.18
Lokvenc, Josef vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 41 Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense Asztalos Memorial-06
1963.07.19
Tal, Mihail vs Dely, Peter
1-0 46 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense Asztalos Memorial-06
1963.07.20
Honfi, Karoly vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 40 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation Asztalos Memorial-06
1963.07.21
Tal, Mihail vs Bilek, Istvan
1-0 30 Modern Defense: Two Knights Variation, Suttles Variation Asztalos Memorial-06
1963.08.07
Tal, Mihail vs Getman, Vladimir
1-0 30 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation URS-chT Republics 09th Group1
1963.08.10
Tal, Mihail vs Ustinov, Georgy I
1-0 33 Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Modern Variation URS-chT Republics 09th Group1
1963.08.11
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 63 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation URS-chT Republics 09th Group1