Player: Yuri Balashov
Player profile: Mikhail Tal

Classical games: Yuri Balashov beat Mikhail Tal 4 to 3, with 11 draws. Including rapid/exhibition games: Yuri Balashov tied Mikhail Tal 4 to 4, with 11 draws. Only rapid/exhibition games: Mikhail Tal beat Yuri Balashov 1 to 0.     *The figures above are based only on games present in our database which may be incomplete.

page 1 of 1; 19 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Tal vs Balashov 0-1 33 1969 USSR Championship B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. Tal vs Balashov 1-0 31 1971 USSR Championship B18 Caro-Kann, Classical 3. Balashov vs Tal   ½-½ 41 1971 Moscow A53 Old Indian 4. Balashov vs Tal 0-1 49 1972 USSR Championship E08 Catalan, Closed 5. Balashov vs Tal 1-0 35 1973 Moscow B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. Balashov vs Tal   ½-½ 19 1973 Sochi A30 English, Symmetrical 7. Tal vs Balashov   ½-½ 17 1973 Wijk aan Zee A14 English 8. Tal vs Balashov   0-1 53 1973 Moscow B82 Sicilian, Scheveningen 9. Tal vs Balashov   ½-½ 28 1973 Tallinn B67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7 10. Tal vs Balashov   1-0 54 1974 USSR Championship B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 11. Tal vs Balashov   ½-½ 28 1975 Yerevan URS ch A17 English 12. Tal vs Balashov   ½-½ 15 1976 USSR Championship B08 Pirc, Classical 13. Tal vs Balashov   0-1 42 1977 Leningrad URS ch B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. Tal vs Balashov   ½-½ 24 1977 October Revolution 60th Anniversary C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd 15. Tal vs Balashov   ½-½ 19 1978 Bugojno E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 16. Tal vs Balashov   ½-½ 23 1979 Minsk URS ch E17 Queen's Indian 17. Balashov vs Tal   ½-½ 18 1982 Hoogovens C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall 18. Tal vs Balashov   ½-½ 18 1985 Yurmala C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) 19. Tal vs Balashov 1-0 27 1988 Moscow 30' Speed Tou B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation  page 1 of 1; 19 games      REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Balashov wins | Balashov loses