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GM Mikhail Tal

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
Mikhail Tal (2780)
Evgeny Pigusov (2545)
1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 g6 3. d4 cxd4 Sicilian Defense: Open, Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind Formation 		½-½ 20 1990
Mikhail Tal (2780)
Evgeny Vladimirov (2575)
1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. b3 Nf6 English Opening: Agincourt Defense 		½-½ 34 1990
Mikhail Tal (2780)
Valeriy Neverov (2554)
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 English Opening: Anglo-Indian, King's Indian Defense 		½-½ 27 1990
Mikhail Tal (2780)
Rafael Vaganian (2605)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense 		½-½ 17 1990
Mikhail Tal (2780)
Maxim Dlugy (2525)
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical, Rubinstein Variation 		½-½ 15 1990
Mikhail Tal (2780)
Efim P Geller (2455)
1. c4 e6 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 English Opening: Neo-Catalan Defense Declined 		½-½ 19 1990
Mikhail Tal (2780)
Konstantin Z Lerner (2560)
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 English Opening: Symmetrical, Double Fianchetto Defense 		½-½ 20 1990
Mikhail Tal (2780)
Leonid Yudasin (2615)
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 English Opening: Symmetrical, Three Knights System 		½-½ 19 1990
Mikhail Tal (2780)
Evgeny Sveshnikov (2503)
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 Queen's Gambit Declined: Catalan Opening 		½-½ 15 1990
Mikhail Tal (2780)
Leonid Yurtaev (2519)
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 Réti Opening: King's Indian Attack, Symmetrical Defense 		½-½ 18 1990
Mikhail Tal (2780)
Pia Cramling (2505)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation 		½-½ 33 1990
Mikhail Tal (2780)
Shimon Kagan (2390)
1. c4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 Modern Defense: Averbakh Variation 		½-½ 33 1990
Mikhail Gurevich (2645)
Mikhail Tal (2780)
1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 c5 Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights, Rubinstein, Prague, Carlsbad Variation 		1-0 36 1990
Vasil Spasov (2440)
Mikhail Tal (2780)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 French Defense: Tarrasch, Open, Chistyakov Defense 		1-0 54 1990
Nick de Firmian (2560)
Mikhail Tal (2780)
1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 Alekhine's Defense: Modern, Larsen Variation 		1-0 29 1990
Gata Kamsky (2650)
Mikhail Tal (2780)
1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 g6 King's Indian Defense: Gligorić System 		1-0 45 1990
Vasil Spas Spasov
Mikhail Tal (2780)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 French Defense: Tarrasch, Open, Chistyakov Defense 		1-0 53 1990
Andrei Sokolov (2585)
Mikhail Tal (2570)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Classical Variation 		0-1 33 1990
Maus Siegfried (2238)
Mikhail Tal (2780)
1. c4 c5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation 		0-1 28 1990
Walter Arencibia (2425)
Mikhail Tal (2780)
1. d4 d6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns, Dynamic Line 		0-1 36 1990
Johann Hjartarson (2505)
Mikhail Tal (2780)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation 		0-1 35 1990
Georgi Orlov (2505)
Mikhail Tal (2780)
1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 Catalan Opening: Closed 		0-1 32 1990
Michael Rohde (2555)
Mikhail Tal (2780)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line, Normal Variation 		0-1 30 1990
Utemov Vladimir (2385)
Mikhail Tal (2780)
1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nd4 English Opening: Symmetrical, Two Knights Variation 		0-1 28 1990
Andras Adorjan (2520)
Mikhail Tal (2780)
1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 English Opening: Fianchetto, Ultra-Symmetrical Line 		½-½ 13 1990
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