MIKHAIL TAL

CURATED CHESS GAMES

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PLAYERS RESULT MOVES OPENINGS EVENT
1956.01.12
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 36 Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Leonhardt Variation URS-ch23 Final
1956.01.14
Tal, Mihail vs Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
1-0 45 Czech Defense URS-ch23 Final
1956.01.21
Tal, Mihail vs Bannik, Anatolij
1-0 50 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense URS-ch23 Final
1956.01.28
Tal, Mihail vs Lisitsin, Georgy M
1-0 54 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Levenfish Variation URS-ch23 Final
1956.02.04
Tal, Mihail vs Ragozin, Viacheslav
1-0 80 Slav Defense: Schlechter Variation URS-ch23 Final
1956.02.06
Tal, Mihail vs Tolush, Alexander V
1-0 31 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Poisoned Pawn Accepted URS-ch23 Final
1956.04.05
Tal, Mihail vs Mogren, Nils
1-0 21 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Normal Defense WchT Students 03th Group1
1956.04.07
Tal, Mihail vs Mora Corbera, Jaume
1-0 32 Benoni Defense: Czech Benoni Defense WchT Students 03th Group1
1956.04.08
Tal, Mihail vs Kolarov, Atanas Stefanov
1-0 40 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Karpov Variation WchT Students 03th final A
1956.04.10
Tal, Mihail vs Ivkov, Borislav
1-0 33 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin, Yugoslav System WchT Students 03th final A
1956.04.11
Tal, Mihail vs Saidy, Anthony Fred
1-0 44 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Main Line WchT Students 03th final A
1956.04.15
Tal, Mihail vs Barda, Yngvar
1-0 48 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation WchT Students 03th Blitz
1956.04.15
Szukszta, Janusz vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 20 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation WchT Students 03th Blitz
1956.11.??
Miglans, vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 26 Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Tartakower LAT Mass-Tournament
1956.12.01
Tal, Mihail vs Kasparian, Genrikh Moiseevich
1-0 87 Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation URS-ch24 Semifinal
1956.12.07
Tal, Mihail vs Yukhtman, Jacob
1-0 43 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation URS-ch24 Semifinal
1956.12.10
Tal, Mihail vs Giorgadze, Tengiz
1-0 25 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation URS-ch24 Semifinal
1956.12.13
Khalilbeili, Sultan vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 56 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian Variation URS-ch24 Semifinal
1956.12.15
Tal, Mihail vs Krogius, Nikolai V
1-0 62 Queen's Gambit Declined URS-ch24 Semifinal
1956.12.17
Chukaev, Egor vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 27 King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Main Line URS-ch24 Semifinal
1957.01.21
Aronson, Lev Abramovich vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 39 Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation, Winter Variation URS-ch24 Final
1957.01.22
Taimanov, Mark E vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 31 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bernstein Defense URS-ch24 Final
1957.01.23
Tal, Mihail vs Bronstein, David Ionovich
1-0 46 Slav Defense: Schlechter Variation URS-ch24 Final
1957.01.25
Bannik, Anatolij vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 45 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation URS-ch24 Final
1957.02.08
Tal, Mihail vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1-0 51 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation URS-ch24 Final
1957.02.11
Tal, Mihail vs Klaman, Konstantin
1-0 34 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Modern Variation URS-ch24 Final
1957.02.14
Keres, Paul vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 44 Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian URS-ch24 Final
1957.02.16
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 27 Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense URS-ch24 Final
1957.02.21
Tal, Mihail vs Tolush, Alexander V
1-0 42 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation URS-ch24 Final
1957.07.12
Rannanjarvi, vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 17 Indian Defense: Knights Variation WchT Students 04th
1957.07.13
Tal, Mihail vs Dittmann, Sieghart
1-0 36 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation WchT Students 04th
1957.07.14
Mititelu, Gheorghe vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 48 Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line WchT Students 04th
1957.07.15
Tal, Mihail vs Kolarov, Atanas Stefanov
1-0 30 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation WchT Students 04th
1957.07.17
Tal, Mihail vs Larsen, Bent
1-0 25 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation WchT Students 04th
1957.07.20
Tal, Mihail vs Persitz, Raaphi
1-0 54 King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Exchange Variation WchT Students 04th
1957.07.22
Benko, Pal C vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 55 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense WchT Students 04th
1957.08.23
Tal, Mihail vs Teschner, Rudolf
1-0 25 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred EU-chT 01st Final
1957.08.27
Teschner, Rudolf vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 38 Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Fianchetto Variation EU-chT 01st Final
1957.10.27
Ferrantes, Giovanni vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 42 King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare Defenses Match/City Milano-Riga
1957.10.28
Tal, Mihail vs Ferrantes, Giovanni
1-0 40 Sicilian Defense: Open Match/City Milano-Riga
1957.11.02
Romani, Elio vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 43 Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Hastings Defense, Main Line Match/City Reggio Emilia-Riga 2,5-7,5
1957.11.04
Tal, Mihail vs Scafarelli, Francesco
1-0 36 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation Match/City Firence-Riga
1957.11.05
Szabados, Eugenio vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 25 English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Wimpy System Match/City Venice-Riga
1957.11.07
Giustolisi, Alberto Mario vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 36 Benoni Defense: Knight's Tour Variation Match/City Rome-Riga
1957.12.??
Tal, Mihail vs Koblencs, Aleksandrs
1-0 37 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation Match/Training Tal-Koblencs +1-0=1
1958.01.13
Tal, Mihail vs Tolush, Alexander V
1-0 28 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System URS-ch25 Final
1958.01.17
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 35 Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense URS-ch25 Final
1958.01.21
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 59 Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line URS-ch25 Final
1958.01.30
Kotov, Alexander vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 48 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Main Line URS-ch25 Final
1958.02.01
Tal, Mihail vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0 75 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Wing Attack, Fianchetto Variation URS-ch25 Final