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Tal, Mihail

Total Games

2431

Wins

982

Draws

1175

Losses

273

40.4% wins48.3% draws11.2% losses

Most Played Openings

A30 - English Opening: Wing Gambit40D41 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense29C92 - Ruy Lopez: Closed29A34 - English Opening: Symmetrical Variation28B85 - Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Main Line26B48 - Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack24B17 - Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation24B43 - Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Wing Attack23B06 - Modern Defense23B07 - Pirc Defense22

Most Faced Opponents

Botvinnik, Mikhail44 gamesKortschnoj, Viktor41 gamesPetrosian, Tigran V40 gamesSpassky, Boris V39 gamesLarsen, Bent39 gamesGeller, Efim P34 gamesTimman, Jan H33 gamesGligoric, Svetozar32 gamesPortisch, Lajos32 gamesPolugaevsky, Lev31 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
0-1

Vaganian, Rafael A vs Tal, Mihail

Wch-blitz

1988

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FCGFCG
0-1

Gurevich, Dmitry vs Tal, Mihail

Wch-blitz

1988

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FCGFCG
1-0

Tal, Mihail vs Jussupow, Artur

Wch-blitz

1988

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FCGFCG
1-0

Tal, Mihail vs Botvinnik, Mikhail

World Championship 23th

1960

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FCGFCG
0-1

Tal, Mihail vs Botvinnik, Mikhail

World Championship 24th

1961

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FCGFCG
0-1

Szukszta, Janusz vs Tal, Mihail

WchT U26

1956

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FCGFCG
1-0

Tal, Mihail vs Botvinnik, Mikhail

World Championship 24th

1961

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FCGFCG
1-0

Tal, Mihail vs Botvinnik, Mikhail

World Championship 23th

1960

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FCGFCG
1-0

Tal, Mihail vs Portisch, Lajos

WchT U26

1958

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FCGFCG
0-1

Tal, Mihail vs Smyslov, Vassily

Biel Interzonal

1976

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Games (2431)

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Smyslov, Vassily vs Tal, Mihail
0-1
URS Spartakiad 1964 A36
Tal, Mihail vs Geller, Efim P
1-0
URS Spartakiad 1964 C92
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 C96
Tal, Mihail vs Tringov, Georgi P
1-0
Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 B06
Tal, Mihail vs Bilek, Istvan
1-0
Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 B94
Tal, Mihail vs Benko, Pal C
1-0
Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 B17
Perez Perez, Francisco Jose vs Tal, Mihail
0-1
Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 B30
Tal, Mihail vs Stein, Leonid
1/2-1/2
Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 B14
Berger, Bela vs Tal, Mihail
0-1
Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 A49
Tal, Mihail vs Quinones, Oscar Carillo
1-0
Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 C65
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
URS Spartakiad 1964 A06
Bronstein, David I vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Asztalos mem 1963 D22
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Tal, Mihail
1-0
URS-chT 1963 D41
Smyslov, Vassily vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Alekhine mem 1963 A30
Geller, Efim P vs Tal, Mihail
0-1
Capablanca mem 1963 C88
Tal, Mihail vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2
Alekhine mem 1963 C96
Tal, Mihail vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2
URS-chT 1963 E18
Tal, Mihail vs Keres, Paul
0-1
Candidats Tournament 1962 C96
Tal, Mihail vs Fischer, Robert James
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1962 C64
Spassky, Boris V vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
URS-ch30 1962 D41
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Tal, Mihail
1-0
Candidats Tournament 1962 A12
Tal, Mihail vs Geller, Efim P
0-1
Candidats Tournament 1962 D01
Tal, Mihail vs Keres, Paul
0-1
Candidats Tournament 1962 C96
Keres, Paul vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1962 B48
Smyslov, Vassily vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
URS-chT 1962 B25
Tal, Mihail vs Petrosian, Tigran V
0-1
Candidats Tournament 1962 C11
Tal, Mihail vs Fischer, Robert James
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1962 B92
Fischer, Robert James vs Tal, Mihail
1-0
Candidats Tournament 1962 B32
Geller, Efim P vs Tal, Mihail
1-0
Candidats Tournament 1962 B48
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
URS-chT 1962 D35
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1962 A16
Geller, Efim P vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1962 B48
Tal, Mihail vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2
URS-chT 1962 C87
Keres, Paul vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
URS-ch29 1961 D30
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
URS-ch29 1961 A43
Portisch, Lajos vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Bled 1961 E65
Portisch, Lajos vs Tal, Mihail
1-0
EU-chT 1961 C05
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Bled 1961 E98
Tal, Mihail vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Bled 1961 B92
Tal, Mihail vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2
Bled 1961 C85
Tal, Mihail vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch29 1961 C93
Tal, Mihail vs Portisch, Lajos
1-0
EU-chT 1961 B77
Fischer, Robert James vs Tal, Mihail
1-0
Bled 1961 B47
Spassky, Boris V vs Tal, Mihail
1-0
URS-ch29 1961 E65
Tal, Mihail vs Bronstein, David I
0-1
URS-ch29 1961 B14
Geller, Efim P vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Bled 1961 E55
Tal, Mihail vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Leipzig olm fin-A 1960 B82
Najdorf, Miguel vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Leipzig olm prel 1960 E39
Fischer, Robert James vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Leipzig olm fin-A 1960 C17
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1959 E39
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