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

As Black 1504

33% Win

53% Draw

14% Loss

Mikhail Tal Chess Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Orestes Rodriguez (2465) Mikhail Tal (2780) 1. d4 d6 2. e4 g6 3. c3 Bg7 Modern Defense with 1.e4	½-½	21	1992
Budnikov Alexandar (2540) Mikhail Tal (2780) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights, Vienna, Quiet Variation	½-½	10	1992
Peter Szekely (2435) Mikhail Tal (2780) 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. g3 Nc6 Réti Opening: Réti Gambit Declined, Advance Variation	½-½	11	1992
Ivan Marinkovic (2444) Mikhail Tal (2780) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov, Chelyabinsk Variation	½-½	13	1992
Dario Doncevic (2313) Mikhail Tal (2780) 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 Alapin Sicilian Defense	½-½	36	1992
Jimenez Villena Francisco J (2310) Mikhail Tal (2780) 1. d4 d6 2. c4 e5 3. Nf3 e4 Queen's Pawn Opening: English Rat Defense	½-½	50	1992
Jordi Magem Badals (2515) Mikhail Tal (2520) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 Sicilian Defense: Kan, Modern, Polugaevsky Variation	½-½	42	1992
Mikhail Tal (2780) Boissonet Carlos P (2400) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 Réti Opening: King's Indian Attack, Symmetrical Defense	1-0	44	1991
Mikhail Tal (2780) Oscar Panno (2440) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 Sicilian Defense: Kan, Knight Variation	1-0	35	1991
Mikhail Tal (2780) Ramos Domingo (2306) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation	1-0	29	1991
Mikhail Tal (2780) Seibold Hubert Dr (2255) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 Sicilian Defense: Open, Accelerated Dragon, Modern Variation	1-0	29	1991
Mikhail Tal (2780) Mukhametov Eldar (2475) 1. c4 c6 2. e4 e5 3. Nf3 Nf6 Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov, Open	1-0	54	1991
Mikhail Tal (2780) Roman Dzindzichashvili (2555) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 Alapin Sicilian Defense	1-0	26	1991
Mikhail Tal (2780) Roman Dzindzichashvili (2555) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto Variation	1-0	27	1991
Mikhail Tal (2780) John A Grefe (2385) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 French Defense: Winawer, Advance, Poisoned Pawn, Main Line	1-0	36	1991
Mikhail Tal (2780) Ian Rogers (2565) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 French Defense: Rubinstein, Blackburne Defense	1-0	26	1991
Mikhail Tal (2570) Ian Rogers (2545) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 French Defense: Rubinstein, Blackburne Defense	1-0	28	1991
Mikhail Tal (2780) Neurohr Stephan (2350) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 English Opening: Anglo-Indian, King's Indian Defense	0-1	48	1991
Mikhail Tal (2780) Evgeny Sveshnikov (2540) 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 Slav Defense: Modern, Quiet, Schallopp Defense	0-1	74	1991
Mikhail Tal (2780) Valery A Chekhov (2525) 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 g6 3. e4 Bg7 Modern Defense: Averbakh, Pterodactyl Defense	0-1	41	1991
Mikhail Tal (2780) Michael Adams (2615) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation	½-½	14	1991
Mikhail Tal (2780) Roberto Cifuentes Parada (2535) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 English Opening: Neo-Catalan Defense	½-½	26	1991
Mikhail Tal (2780) Bent Larsen (2525) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Closed	½-½	51	1991
Mikhail Tal (2780) Jesus Nogueiras Santiago (2540) 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line	½-½	21	1991
Mikhail Tal (2780) Pablo Ricardi (2435) 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen Defense	½-½	31	1991

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