| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. J Sherwin vs Tal |
 | ½-½ | 39 |
1958 |
Portoroz izt | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |
| 2. Gligoric vs Tal |
| ½-½ | 52 |
1960 |
Leipzig olm | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |
| 3. Spiridonov vs Tal |
 | 0-1 | 36 |
1969 |
Tbilisi | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |
| 4. A Buslaev vs Tal |
| 1-0 | 60 |
1970 |
Poti | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |
| 5. Robatsch vs Tal |
| ½-½ | 32 |
1982 |
Yerevan | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |
| 6. Pinter vs Tal |
 | 0-1 | 71 |
1985 |
Izt | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |
| 7. B Popov vs Tal |
| ½-½ | 13 |
1986 |
Berlin | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |
| 8. Popov vs Tal |
| ½-½ | 14 |
1986 |
Berlin | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |
| 9. A Chernin vs Tal |
| ½-½ | 84 |
1988 |
St John | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |
| 10. Browne vs Tal |
| ½-½ | 22 |
1991 |
It (cat.12) | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |