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
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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