Mikhail Tal playing the Ruy Lopez, Closed as White

Player profile: Mikhail Tal
Opening: Ruy Lopez, Closed (C84-C99)

page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 166  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Tal vs Sodell 0-1 23 1950 URS C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed 2. Tal vs Pliss 1-0 37 1950 Riga C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd 3. Tal vs N Darsniek 0-1 26 1950 Riga C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 4. Tal vs Gradus 1-0 24 1951 Riga C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 5. Tal vs I Zhdanov 1-0 33 1952 URS C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 6. Tal vs Straume 1-0 58 1953 Riga C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 7. Tal vs Kholmov   ½-½ 28 1955 Vilnius C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) 8. Tal vs V Zurakhov   ½-½ 27 1955 Riga C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer 9. Tal vs Ivkov 1-0 33 1956 Uppsala C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 10. Tal vs A Kolarov 1-0 40 1956 Uppsala C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 11. Tal vs Kholmov   ½-½ 36 1956 Leningrad C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 12. Tal vs Filip   ½-½ 26 1957 Reykjavik C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 13. Tal vs Antoshin ½-½ 40 1957 Moscow URS ch C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 14. Tal vs Petrosian ½-½ 73 1958 Riga C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 15. Tal vs Lombardy   ½-½ 27 1958 WchT U26 fin-A 05th C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 16. Tal vs J Klovans 1-0 28 1958 URS C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 17. Tal vs Filip 1-0 38 1958 Portoroz izt C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 18. Tal vs Panno 1-0 57 1958 Portoroz izt C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 19. Tal vs K Darga 1-0 35 1958 Munich olm C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 20. Tal vs Geller 1-0 33 1958 Riga ch-SU C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed 21. Tal vs R Sanguineti   ½-½ 37 1958 Munich C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 22. Tal vs Krogius 1-0 75 1959 Tbilisi URS ch C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 23. Tal vs Bronstein 1-0 43 1959 Ch URS C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed 24. Tal vs Petrosian   ½-½ 23 1959 Bled C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed 25. Tal vs W Witkowski 1-0 31 1959 Riga C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall  page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 166    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Tal wins | Tal loses

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