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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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Tal, Mihail vs Kochyev, Alexander
1-0
October Revolution 60 1977 B48
Tal, Mihail vs Pohla, Harry
1-0
Tallinn 1977 A04
Tal, Mihail vs Uhlmann, Wolfgang
1-0
Tallinn 1977 C07
Tal, Mihail vs Velimirovic, Dragoljub
1-0
Tallinn 1977 A30
Romanishin, Oleg M vs Tal, Mihail
1-0
Tallinn 1977 E20
Tal, Mihail vs Spassov, Liuben
1-0
Sochi 1977 B68
Tal, Mihail vs Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
1-0
URS-ch45 1977 E96
Suba, Mihai vs Tal, Mihail
0-1
Sochi 1977 A17
Ftacnik, Lubomir vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Sochi 1977 E96
Knezevic, Milorad vs Tal, Mihail
0-1
October Revolution 60 1977 B07
Smejkal, Jan vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
October Revolution 60 1977 A17
Tal, Mihail vs Csom, Istvan
1-0
EU-chT 1977 B66
Tal, Mihail vs Radulov, Ivan
1-0
October Revolution 60 1977 B66
Tal, Mihail vs Zaitsev, Igor A
1-0
Sochi 1977 B29
Visier Segovia, Fernando vs Tal, Mihail
1-0
Las Palmas 1977 A53
Tal, Mihail vs Hernandez, Roman
0-1
Las Palmas 1977 B38
Tal, Mihail vs Karner, Hillar
1-0
Tallinn 1977 B06
Romanishin, Oleg M vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
URS-ch45 1977 E17
Tal, Mihail vs Debarnot, Roberto
1-0
Las Palmas 1977 C00
Adorjan, Andras vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Sochi 1977 B53
Tal, Mihail vs Rashkovsky, Nukhim N
1-0
Sochi 1977 A49
Garcia Padron, Jose vs Tal, Mihail
1-0
Las Palmas 1977 A25
Augustin, Josef vs Tal, Mihail
0-1
EU-chT 1977 A26
Martin Gonzalez, Angel vs Tal, Mihail
0-1
Las Palmas 1977 B46
Tal, Mihail vs Alburt, Lev O
1/2-1/2
URS-ch45 1977 A38
Tal, Mihail vs Ribli, Zoltan
1/2-1/2
October Revolution 60 1977 B92
Andersson, Ulf vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Stockholm playoff 1976 A30
Tal, Mihail vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
URS-ch44 1976 B46
Tal, Mihail vs Browne, Walter S
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1976 A29
Tal, Mihail vs Andersson, Ulf
1/2-1/2
Stockholm playoff 1976 B85
Olafsson, Fridrik vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1976 E12
Tal, Mihail vs Kupreichik, Viktor D
1-0
URS-ch44 1976 B51
Langeweg, Kick vs Tal, Mihail
0-1
Hoogovens 1976 B07
Andersson, Ulf vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Stockholm playoff 1976 A30
Tal, Mihail vs Bohm, Hans
1-0
Hoogovens 1976 B02
Tal, Mihail vs Andersson, Ulf
1/2-1/2
Stockholm playoff 1976 B84
Romanishin, Oleg M vs Tal, Mihail
1-0
URS-ch44 1976 A34
Tal, Mihail vs Sosonko, Gennadi
1-0
Hoogovens 1976 A18
Tal, Mihail vs Andersson, Ulf
1/2-1/2
Stockholm playoff 1976 B85
Tal, Mihail vs Kurajica, Bojan
0-1
Hoogovens 1976 B85
Ree, Hans vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1976 A17
Smejkal, Jan vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1976 D38
Sveshnikov, Evgeny vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
URS-ch44 1976 B22
Tal, Mihail vs Dvorietzky, Mark I
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1976 A28
Andersson, Ulf vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Stockholm playoff 1976 A13
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
URS-ch44 1976 B70
Tal, Mihail vs Gulko, Boris F
1/2-1/2
URS-ch44 1976 E19
Tal, Mihail vs Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
1-0
URS-ch44 1976 D41
Andersson, Ulf vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Stockholm playoff 1976 A11
Tal, Mihail vs Andersson, Ulf
1-0
Stockholm playoff 1976 B85
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