| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Botvinnik vs Tal |
 | ½-½ | 73 |
1961 |
Tal-Botvinnik World Championship Return Match | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 2. Botvinnik vs Tal |
 | 1-0 | 43 |
1961 |
Tal-Botvinnik World Championship Return Match | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 3. Botvinnik vs Tal |
 | 1-0 | 41 |
1961 |
Tal-Botvinnik World Championship Return Match | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 4. V Liberzon vs Tal |
 | 1-0 | 54 |
1963 |
Moscow | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 5. Karpov vs Tal |
| ½-½ | 23 |
1978 |
Bugojno | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 6. Christiansen vs Tal |
| ½-½ | 25 |
1982 |
Interzonal Moscow | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 7. M Cebalo vs Tal |
| ½-½ | 11 |
1984 |
Titograd | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 8. Kasparov vs Tal |
 | 1-0 | 31 |
1987 |
Brussels | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 9. D Gurevich vs Tal |
 | 0-1 | 32 |
1988 |
St John | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 10. D Gurevich vs Tal |
| ½-½ | 46 |
1988 |
St John | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 11. Petursson vs Tal |
| ½-½ | 18 |
1988 |
10 Reykjavik WC | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
| 12. Christiansen vs Tal |
 | ½-½ | 38 |
1991 |
San Francisco 51/564 [Christiansen,L | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |