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Tal - Larsen Candidates Semifinal (1965) The Tal - Portisch Candidates Quarterfinal (1965) and Larsen - Ivkov Candidates Quarterfinal (1965) resulted in Mikhail Tal meeting Bent Larsen in this semifinal match. (1) Bled, Slovenia, 23 July - 8 August 1965 (2) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 GM Tal 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 5½ 2 GM Larsen 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 4½ Tal advanced to the Spassky - Tal Candidates Final (1965). (1) http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cand.... (2) Games dated from Alexander Khalifman (ed.), Mikhail Tal Games II 1963-1972 (Chess Stars 1995), pp. 108-116; Di Felice, Chess Results 1964-1967, p. 206. Original collection: Game Collection: WCC Index (Tal-Larsen 1965), by User: Hesam7.  page 1 of 1; 10 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Larsen vs Tal 1-0 41 1965 Tal - Larsen Candidates Semifinal E99 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov 2. Tal vs Larsen 1-0 37 1965 Tal - Larsen Candidates Semifinal C66 Ruy Lopez 3. Larsen vs Tal ½-½ 41 1965 Tal - Larsen Candidates Semifinal E00 Queen's Pawn Game 4. Tal vs Larsen ½-½ 77 1965 Tal - Larsen Candidates Semifinal B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern 5. Larsen vs Tal 1-0 50 1965 Tal - Larsen Candidates Semifinal D82 Grunfeld, 4.Bf4 6. Tal vs Larsen 1-0 34 1965 Tal - Larsen Candidates Semifinal B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern 7. Larsen vs Tal ½-½ 91 1965 Tal - Larsen Candidates Semifinal E00 Queen's Pawn Game 8. Tal vs Larsen ½-½ 41 1965 Tal - Larsen Candidates Semifinal B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 9. Larsen vs Tal ½-½ 78 1965 Tal - Larsen Candidates Semifinal A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 10. Tal vs Larsen 1-0 37 1965 Tal - Larsen Candidates Semifinal B82 Sicilian, Scheveningen   REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Nov-04-13    RookFile: Only Tal goes into game 10 determined to sac a piece as soon as possible. Jun-13-17    Coutinho: Thats how Tal played it👊 Jul-20-18    saffuna: What to do if the match was tied at its conclusion had not been addressed. So the arbiter made this suggestion after the eighth game: "I will stand Larsen and Tal side by side, and give each of them a sheep's bone, and then bring in my dog. The one he goes up to will go through to the final!" NOTE: You need to pick a username and password to post a reply. Getting your account takes less than a minute, is totally anonymous, and 100% free—plus, it entitles you to features otherwise unavailable. Pick your username now and join the chessgames community! If you already have an account, you should login now. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, profane, raunchy, or disgusting language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate or nonsense posts. 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