Game breaks Tal's 93-game unbeaten streak and he annotates it
Tal vs N Kirov, 1974  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 37 moves, 0-1
O Chajes vs Reti, 1923  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 62 moves, 1-0
J Penrose vs Blau, 1957  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Kavalek vs Matulovic, 1966  (A57) Benko Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0
Ulf Andersson vs Kouatly, 1980  (A15) English, 26 moves, 1-0
Huzman vs A Graf, 1982  (E12) Queen's Indian, 38 moves, 1-0
Bogoljubov vs L Schmid, 1949  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1994  (B33) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Ulf Andersson, 1981  (E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 83 moves, 1/2-1/2
Kholmov vs Hort, 1967  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 70 moves, 1-0
L Christiansen vs Seirawan, 1978  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 42 moves, 1-0
Velimirovic vs Rajkovic, 1971  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
The old wizard conquers the Bishop pair with Rook
Blackburne vs Nimzowitsch, 1914  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 42 moves, 1-0
Bronstein vs Tal, 1968  (C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 43 moves, 1-0
V Ruban vs A Poluljahov, 1994  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 28 moves, 1-0
G Beikert vs Keitlinghaus, 1999  (A06) Reti Opening, 55 moves, 1-0
Ivkov vs Korchnoi, 1957  (C16) French, Winawer, 94 moves, 0-1
M Dvoretzky vs Smyslov, 1974  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 28 moves, 1-0
Benko vs Smyslov, 1959  (B41) Sicilian, Kan, 74 moves, 1-0
Kotov vs Pachman, 1950  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 68 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein vs Gruenfeld, 1929  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 70 moves, 1-0
Dolmatov vs Speelman, 1989  (E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 68 moves, 1-0
L Zaitseva vs O Stjazhkina, 1999  (A06) Reti Opening, 31 moves, 1-0
W Stern vs G Sanakoev, 1994  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 55 moves, 0-1
Alburt vs A J Mestel, 1984  (E73) King's Indian, 61 moves, 0-1
Szabo vs C Kottnauer, 1950  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs Portisch, 1974  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0
E Zagorjansky vs Konstantinopolsky, 1943  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 0-1
Carls vs Hartlaub, 1921  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1
Unzicker vs M Czerniak, 1954  (C13) French, 28 moves, 1-0
J Caldas Vianna vs A S Paes de Barros, 1900  (C52) Evans Gambit, 33 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Anand, 1995  (C51) Evans Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0
Suba vs M Marin, 1993  (A57) Benko Gambit, 46 moves, 1-0
Polugaevsky vs E Torre, 1981  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 40 moves, 1-0
Endgame manuals get written after games like this.
A Chernin vs Drasko, 1988  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 71 moves, 1-0
K G Shirazi vs A S Zilberberg, 1986  (B20) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0
Marjanovic vs P Popovic, 1980  (B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 45 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs A Kaufmann, 1919  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0
L Karlsson vs H Olafsson, 1979  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 37 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs Uhlmann, 1973  (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 42 moves, 1-0
Korchnoi vs Vasiukov, 1955  (A57) Benko Gambit, 43 moves, 1-0
A Minasian vs A Sokolov, 1999  (B40) Sicilian, 24 moves, 0-1
A Matanovic vs Tal, 1958  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 57 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Koblents, 1961  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 32 moves, 1-0
Panno vs J Sherwin, 1953  (E68) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4, 33 moves, 1-0
Miles vs Sax, 1980  (E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 40 moves, 0-1
Timman vs Ulf Andersson, 1984  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 41 moves, 1-0
F Vogt vs Rudolf Kassel, 1941  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 46 moves, 1-0
Topalov vs G Minchev, 1988  (B57) Sicilian, 54 moves, 0-1
Janowski vs Rubinstein, 1907  (C49) Four Knights, 78 moves, 0-1
Uhlmann vs Smyslov, 1956  (E15) Queen's Indian, 18 moves, 0-1
Joel Benjamin vs Gufeld, 1998  (B53) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0
Bogoljubov vs Spielmann, 1919  (C13) French, 27 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1994  (E12) Queen's Indian, 72 moves, 0-1
Nijboer vs Anand, 1998  (B65) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4, 36 moves, 0-1
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