Tal Takes the Chess World by Storm
Tal vs Simagin, 1956  (B07) Pirc, 45 moves, 1-0
His "Queen sacrifice" Magic Trick
J Szukszta vs Tal, 1956  (E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 20 moves, 0-1
Unbelievable Attack
B Gurgenidze vs Tal, 1957  (A78) Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6, 27 moves, 0-1
Imagination or Fantasy
Tal vs Koblents, 1957  (B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 37 moves, 1-0
Tal just love's these complications
Tal vs Panno, 1958  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 57 moves, 1-0
Another one of his "Queen sacrifice" Magic Tricks
Bobotsov vs Tal, 1958  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 0-1
Magnificent Miniature
Tal vs Smyslov, 1959  (B10) Caro-Kann, 26 moves, 1-0
One of Tal's most famous Games
Tal vs Fischer, 1959  (E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 34 moves, 1-0
Avoids draw by sacrificing his queen!
R Toran vs Tal, 1961  (A21) English, 25 moves, 0-1
Tal demolishes Botvinnik's French
Tal vs Botvinnik, 1960  (C18) French, Winawer, 32 moves, 1-0
A Tal Sacrifice in their World Championship Match
Botvinnik vs Tal, 1960  (E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 47 moves, 0-1
One of Tal's Greatest
Tal vs H Hecht, 1962  (E12) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 1-0
Tal + Tactical + Positional! = his Immortal Game
Tal vs Larsen, 1965  (B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 37 moves, 1-0
Gorgeous & Beautiful
Smyslov vs Tal, 1964  (A36) English, 72 moves, 0-1
Beautiful & Briliiant
Tal vs Suetin, 1969  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 21 moves, 1-0
Incredible Masterpiece
Tal vs A Vooremaa, 1971  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 29 moves, 1-0
Sacrificial Masterpiece
Tal vs Hjartarson, 1987  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 43 moves, 1-0
Tal Crushes Karpov in his prime
Tal vs Karpov, 1987  (B10) Caro-Kann, 30 moves, 1-0
Simply Breathtaking
Tal vs J Miller, 1988  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
Incredible Combination
Tal vs Speelman, 1988  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 34 moves, 1-0
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