Mikhail Tal playing the French Defense as White

Player: Mikhail Tal
Opening: French Defense (C00-C19)

page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 95  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Tal vs J I Zilber 1-0 33 1949 Riga C07 French, Tarrasch 2. Tal vs M Strelkov 1-0 16 1949 Riga C10 French 3. Tal vs V Veder 1-0 34 1951 Riga C13 French 4. Tal vs Gaiduk ½-½ 41 1951 Leningrad C07 French, Tarrasch 5. Tal vs Erepov 1-0 47 1953 URS C18 French, Winawer 6. Tal vs Koblents 1-0 41 1954 Riga C18 French, Winawer 7. Tal vs Taimanov 0-1 53 1954 Riga tt C16 French, Winawer 8. Tal vs Gipslis 1-0 50 1955 Tournament C15 French, Winawer 9. Tal vs Sokolsky   ½-½ 45 1955 Vilnius C02 French, Advance 10. Tal vs Korchnoi ½-½ 30 1955 URS C01 French, Exchange 11. Tal vs I Nei   ½-½ 32 1955 Vilnius C16 French, Winawer 12. Tal vs V Zurakhov   ½-½ 39 1955 Riga C19 French, Winawer, Advance 13. Tal vs Petrosian ½-½ 26 1956 Tbilisi C02 French, Advance 14. Tal vs Petrosian 1-0 51 1957 USSR Championship C18 French, Winawer 15. Tal vs Korchnoi ½-½ 41 1957 USSR Championship C10 French 16. Tal vs Korchnoi 0-1 35 1958 USSR Championship C18 French, Winawer 17. Tal vs I Nei 1-0 21 1958 URS C02 French, Advance 18. Tal vs Pachman   ½-½ 50 1958 Portoroz Interzonal C11 French 19. Tal vs Stahlberg 1-0 33 1960 Stockholm C02 French, Advance 20. Tal vs Botvinnik 1-0 32 1960 Tal-Botvinnik World Championship Match C18 French, Winawer 21. Tal vs Botvinnik 1-0 41 1961 Tal-Botvinnik World Championship Return Match C18 French, Winawer 22. Tal vs Stahlberg 1-0 49 1961 Stockholm C11 French 23. Tal vs Petrosian 0-1 20 1962 Curacao Candidates C11 French 24. Tal vs A Ginsberger   1-0 34 1962 Varna olm C18 French, Winawer 25. Tal vs G Barcza 1-0 25 1962 Varna olm C11 French  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 95    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Tal wins | Tal loses