| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Tal vs Lipnitsky |
 | ½-½ | 33 |
1955 |
Lugansk | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 2. Tal vs G Fuster |
 | 1-0 | 27 |
1958 |
Portoroz izt | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 3. Tal vs Benko |
 | 1-0 | 21 |
1964 |
Amsterdam izt | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 4. Tal vs Vasiukov |
 | 1-0 | 58 |
1964 |
Kiev URS ch | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 5. Tal vs R Skuja |
| 1-0 | 32 |
1965 |
Riga | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 6. Tal vs D Ciric |
| ½-½ | 39 |
1967 |
Budva YUG-URS | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 7. Tal vs Filip |
 | 1-0 | 27 |
1967 |
Moscow 3/179 | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 8. Tal vs Savon |
| 0-1 | 60 |
1970 |
Dneproptrovsk | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 9. Tal vs Shamkovich |
 | 1-0 | 29 |
1972 |
Baku ch-SU | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 10. Tal vs Petrosian |
 | 0-1 | 27 |
1973 |
Ch URS | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 11. Tal vs J Flesch |
 | 1-0 | 32 |
1981 |
Lvov | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 12. Tal vs Miles |
 | 1-0 | 24 |
1982 |
Porz GER | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 13. Tal vs Spiridonov |
| 0-1 | 61 |
1984 |
Albena | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 14. Tal vs Oll |
 | 1-0 | 22 |
1986 |
Riga rapid | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 15. Tal vs Speelman |
 | 1-0 | 28 |
1987 |
Subotica (izt) 43/173 (Bagirov,D) | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 16. Tal vs S Agdestein |
| ½-½ | 17 |
1988 |
Wijk aan Zee | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 17. Tal vs Meduna |
 | 1-0 | 20 |
1990 |
BL 8990 ;BL | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |