| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Birbrager vs Tal |
 | 0-1 | 38 |
1953 |
Kharkov | A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3 |
| 2. Mileika vs Tal |
 | 0-1 | 23 |
1953 |
URS | A60 Benoni Defense |
| 3. Keres vs Tal |
| ½-½ | 38 |
1954 |
Tallinn ,Est-Latvia team m (30.01.54) | A60 Benoni Defense |
| 4. V Saigin vs Tal |
 | ½-½ | 47 |
1954 |
Riga | A61 Benoni |
| 5. Birbrager vs Tal |
| ½-½ | 53 |
1955 |
URS | A79 Benoni, Classical, 11.f3 |
| 6. S G Lebedev vs Tal |
 | 0-1 | 44 |
1955 |
Riga | A61 Benoni |
| 7. G Borisenko vs Tal |
 | 1-0 | 41 |
1955 |
Riga | A61 Benoni |
| 8. A Buslaev vs Tal |
 | 1-0 | 71 |
1956 |
Tbilisi | A64 Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8 |
| 9. Antoshin vs Tal |
| ½-½ | 42 |
1956 |
Leningrad | A61 Benoni |
| 10. R Elio vs Tal |
 | 0-1 | 43 |
1957 |
Italien | A64 Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8 |
| 11. A M Giustolisi vs Tal |
| 0-1 | 36 |
1957 |
Italien | A61 Benoni |
| 12. G Mititelu vs Tal |
 | 0-1 | 48 |
1957 |
Reykjavik | A65 Benoni, 6.e4 |
| 13. Gurgenidze vs Tal |
 | 0-1 | 27 |
1957 |
Moscow URS ch | A78 Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6 |
| 14. Averbakh vs Tal |
 | 0-1 | 35 |
1958 |
Riga URS ch | A76 Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8 |
| 15. Averbakh vs Tal |
| ½-½ | 19 |
1958 |
Portoroz izt | A71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 |
| 16. R Skuja vs Tal |
 | 0-1 | 34 |
1958 |
Latvia | A64 Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8 |
| 17. J H Donner vs Tal |
 | 0-1 | 28 |
1959 |
Zurich | A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3 |
| 18. Furman vs Tal |
 | ½-½ | 40 |
1959 |
Tbilisi URS ch | A79 Benoni, Classical, 11.f3 |
| 19. A Niemela vs Tal |
 | 0-1 | 27 |
1959 |
Riga | A69 Benoni, Four Pawns Attack, Main line |
| 20. Geller vs Tal |
 | 0-1 | 42 |
1959 |
Tbilisi ch-SU | A71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 |
| 21. K Klasup vs Tal |
| 0-1 | 40 |
1959 |
Riga | A76 Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8 |
| 22. Gligoric vs Tal |
 | 0-1 | 46 |
1959 |
Bled ct | A78 Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6 |
| 23. Botvinnik vs Tal |
 | ½-½ | 44 |
1960 |
Tal-Botvinnik World Championship Match | A61 Benoni |
| 24. J Penrose vs Tal |
  | 1-0 | 39 |
1960 |
Leipzig Olympiad Fin | A65 Benoni, 6.e4 |
| 25. M Bertok vs Tal |
 | 0-1 | 20 |
1961 |
Bled | A79 Benoni, Classical, 11.f3 |