A little piece of beauty
Tal vs Larsen, 1965  (B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 37 moves, 1-0
Poor former world champion...
Tal vs Smyslov, 1959  (B10) Caro-Kann, 26 moves, 1-0
Even Fischer can't quite crush Tal.
Fischer vs Tal, 1959  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 52 moves, 0-1
Tal vs Karpov, 1987  (B10) Caro-Kann, 30 moves, 1-0
Tal destroys Botvinnik in queen vs. queen endgame
Tal vs Botvinnik, 1960  (A05) Reti Opening, 72 moves, 1-0
Wonderful attack with two pawns, knight, and rook
Tal vs Botvinnik, 1961  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
Double bishop endgame destruction
Botvinnik vs Tal, 1961  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 83 moves, 0-1
Early attacking beauty
Tal vs Botvinnik, 1966  (B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 45 moves, 1-0
Early queen and knight destruction
Tal vs Salnikov, 1970  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 16 moves, 1-0
Never underestimate even a pawn
Tal vs A Feuerstein, 1958  (B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
Passed Pawn Wonder
Tal vs Botvinnik, 1960  (C18) French, Winawer, 32 moves, 1-0
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