Mate or the knight Tal vs Vaganian, 1973  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 12 moves, 1-0 Sacs for mate Kholmov vs Tal, 1949  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 21 moves, 0-1 The queen or knight. Tal's opponent chose resignation instead. Tal vs M Strelkov, 1949  (C10) French, 16 moves, 1-0 Pure Tal Tal vs NN, 1973  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 16 moves, 1-0 Tal makes some signature sacs Tal vs G Tringov, 1964  (B06) Robatsch, 17 moves, 1-0 5 games