Fire - Final position Tal is a bishop and five pawns ahead!
Tal vs Petrosian, 1957  (C18) French, Winawer, 51 moves, 1-0
Ice - A long rook ending sees Tal frozen!
Petrosian vs Tal, 1962  (A12) English with b3, 64 moves, 1-0
Fire - It's rare you see a WC hang a rook!
Tal vs Petrosian, 1967  (C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 38 moves, 1-0
Ice - It's rare you see another WC allow a pawn on the 7th!
Petrosian vs Tal, 1972  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 38 moves, 1-0
Fire - Petrosian is burned by a series of brilliant sacrifices!
Tal vs Petrosian, 1974  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 23 moves, 1-0
Ice - A blizzard of a king attack blasts Tal off the board!
Tal vs Petrosian, 1973  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 27 moves, 0-1
Fire - Sometimes a knight is stronger than a rook!
Tal vs Petrosian, 1975  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0
Ice - I don't think Tal was very good with rook endings!
Petrosian vs Tal, 1963  (A15) English, 50 moves, 1-0
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