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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
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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 Tukmakov, Vladimir B
1-0
Sochi schev 1970 C94
Kuzmin, Gennadi P vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Sochi schev 1970 D41
Tal, Mihail vs Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
0-1
Sochi schev 1970 C90
Tal, Mihail vs Ivkov, Borislav
1-0
Herceg Novi blitz 1970 B06
Bukic, Enver vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
EU-chT Kapfenberg 1970 D41
Tal, Mihail vs Gulko, Boris F
1-0
Sochi schev 1970 B08
Tal, Mihail vs Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel
1-0
EU-chT Kapfenberg 1970 B30
Gulko, Boris F vs Tal, Mihail
0-1
Sochi schev 1970 D87
Tal, Mihail vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1-0
Herceg Novi blitz 1970 C08
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Tal, Mihail
0-1
Sochi schev 1970 A89
Matulovic, Milan vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Herceg Novi blitz 1970 B36
Kupreichik, Viktor D vs Tal, Mihail
1-0
Sochi schev 1970 B82
Tal, Mihail vs Kuzmin, Gennadi P
1-0
Sochi schev 1970 C92
Tal, Mihail vs Matulovic, Milan
1-0
Herceg Novi blitz 1970 A89
Tal, Mihail vs Podgaets, Mikhail
1-0
Sochi schev 1970 B02
Ivkov, Borislav vs Tal, Mihail
0-1
Herceg Novi blitz 1970 E92
Tal, Mihail vs Kolarov, Atanas S
1-0
EU-chT Kapfenberg 1970 B15
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly vs Tal, Mihail
0-1
Sochi schev 1970 C90
Plachetka, Jan vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
EU-chT Kapfenberg 1970 A15
Tal, Mihail vs Kupreichik, Viktor D
1-0
Sochi schev 1970 B38
Tal, Mihail vs Uhlmann, Wolfgang
1-0
Herceg Novi blitz 1970 A00
Tukmakov, Vladimir B vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Sochi schev 1970 E53
Tal, Mihail vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
1/2-1/2
Tbilisi 1969 A22
Tukmakov, Vladimir B vs Tal, Mihail
0-1
URS-ch37 1969 A77
Furman, Semen Abramovich vs Tal, Mihail
1-0
URS-ch37 1969 E61
Tal, Mihail vs Balashov, Yuri S
0-1
URS-ch37 1969 B96
Tal, Mihail vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
1-0
URS-ch37 1969 C99
Vasiukov, Evgeni vs Tal, Mihail
0-1
URS-ch37 1969 B60
Tal, Mihail vs Gufeld, Eduard
1-0
Tbilisi 1969 B82
Tal, Mihail vs Masic, Ljubomir
1-0
Tbilisi 1969 E91
Taimanov, Mark E vs Tal, Mihail
1-0
URS-ch37 1969 A86
Tal, Mihail vs Gufeld, Eduard
1/2-1/2
URS-ch37 1969 B33
Tal, Mihail vs Zaitsev, Igor A
1/2-1/2
URS-ch37 1969 C62
Fuchs, Reinhart vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Tbilisi 1969 C09
Dzindzichashvili, Roman vs Tal, Mihail
0-1
Tbilisi 1969 B48
Tal, Mihail vs Haag, Ervin
1-0
Tbilisi 1969 D18
Ciocaltea, Victor vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Tbilisi 1969 B46
Lein, Anatoly vs Tal, Mihail
0-1
Tbilisi 1969 B23
Tal, Mihail vs Zaitsev, Alexander N
1-0
URS-ch37 1969 C09
Tal, Mihail vs Lutikov, Anatoly S
1-0
URS-ch37 1969 B03
Platonov, Igor V vs Tal, Mihail
1-0
URS-ch37 1969 B87
Liberzon, Vladimir M vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
URS-ch37 1969 D40
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti vs Tal, Mihail
1-0
Tbilisi 1969 B52
Hort, Vlastimil vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Tbilisi 1969 B23
Shamkovich, Leonid vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Tbilisi 1969 B23
Tal, Mihail vs Kupreichik, Viktor D
1-0
URS-ch37 1969 E67
Tal, Mihail vs Stein, Leonid
1/2-1/2
URS-ch37 1969 B57
Averkin, Orest N vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
URS-ch37 1969 E99
Savon, Vladimir A vs Tal, Mihail
1-0
URS-ch37 1969 E14
Spiridonov, Nikola vs Tal, Mihail
0-1
Tbilisi 1969 E94
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