12 yr old Tal miniature at simul. 18..Rxf3!
Kholmov vs Tal, 1949  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 21 moves, 0-1
Amazing game! 16.Nd5!! Positional Knight sac, nice finish.
Tal vs Larsen, 1965  (B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 37 moves, 1-0
Attacking masterpiece: Bd3, 0-0-0, Bb1! 30.e5!
Tal vs Tolush, 1957  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 42 moves, 1-0
Rapid development, sacs Bishop for Qh4-g5 maneuver
Tal vs Smyslov, 1959  (B10) Caro-Kann, 26 moves, 1-0
Queen sac for 2 pieces and an exchange
Bobotsov vs Tal, 1958  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 0-1
Crazy French Defense draw against Fischer 1960 Olympiad
Fischer vs Tal, 1960  (C18) French, Winawer, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tal plays the KID; 18...Nxg3! Double Knight sac for wedge pawn.
M Neibults vs Tal, 1954  (E92) King's Indian, 29 moves, 0-1
Tal's worst game is better than my best game
Tal vs I Zilber, 1949  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 33 moves, 1-0
Tal plays aggresive Tarrasch French. Very nice game
D Rovner vs Tal, 1955  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 26 moves, 0-1
Dutch-like Queen's Indian. Aggressive K-side attack!
Leonov vs Tal, 1950  (E17) Queen's Indian, 34 moves, 0-1
Tal schools young Bobby on how to properly attack.
Tal vs Fischer, 1959  (E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 34 moves, 1-0
"How to attack on opposite sides" by Mikhail Tal
Tal vs Koblents, 1957  (B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 37 moves, 1-0
Tal crushes the Iron Tiger in 23 moves; 19.Ng5! 22.Rxd7!!
Tal vs Petrosian, 1974  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 23 moves, 1-0
Tal breaks through Black's fortress. 23.Bxf5! 24.Rxe7! 28.Nb3!
Tal vs K Klaman, 1957  (B61) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2, 34 moves, 1-0
Symmetrical English. Is the Pawn poisoned? 17.Ncd6! 21.Bg5!
Tal vs B Ivanovic, 1988  (A35) English, Symmetrical, 32 moves, 1-0
36.Rc6!! Tal just puts Rook there and says, "Take it."
Tal vs Hjartarson, 1987  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 43 moves, 1-0
Tal play classical Dutch in rd 1! Very nice game 26...Bb1!
L Aronson vs Tal, 1957  (A97) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky, 36 moves, 0-1
Crushing combination after 19.b5 Bh3! 24.Nd4!!
Taimanov vs Tal, 1957  (E56) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6, 31 moves, 0-1
Tal doesn't miss tactics; 27...Nxe2! 29...Bxc3!
A Bannik vs Tal, 1957  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 45 moves, 0-1
Tal's active King allows stunning endgame sacrifice 39...Bxf3!
Keres vs Tal, 1957  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 0-1
19.Would you take on a7?
Tal vs Bronstein, 1957  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 46 moves, 1-0
Attacking masterpiece in the Benoni
B Gurgenidze vs Tal, 1957  (A78) Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6, 27 moves, 0-1
Tal thrives in complicated positions; 25.Nc6!!
Tal vs Tolush, 1958  (E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 28 moves, 1-0
30.Nxb6!; Exchange sac for 3 passed pawns
Tal vs Furman, 1958  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 38 moves, 1-0
Nice game all around by Tal; 18. Ng4!, 30.Bd4!, 47.Re1!
Kotov vs Tal, 1958  (E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 48 moves, 0-1
Tal crushes Fisher's "Sozin"
Fischer vs Tal, 1959  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 0-1
Great Leningrad Dutch. Nice Q-side play with Na5,c5,a6,rb8,b5!
Benko vs Tal, 1959  (A89) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6, 29 moves, 0-1
Tal sacs all his pieces for passed pawns. Great game!
Tal vs M Pasman, 1953  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 40 moves, 1-0
Legendary Game 6: 21..Nf4!! One of Tal's greatest moves.
Botvinnik vs Tal, 1960  (E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 47 moves, 0-1
How Tal plays the endgame!
Tal vs Polugaevsky, 1959  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1-0
Game 7: Tal's amazing endgame, 23.Rd6! 26. Rxd7!!
Tal vs Botvinnik, 1960  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 52 moves, 1-0
Tal played nice endgame for sure.
Ivkov vs Tal, 1961  (E92) King's Indian, 68 moves, 0-1
Tactical Tal. Easy win 20.Ra4?? ...
M Bertok vs Tal, 1961  (A79) Benoni, Classical, 11.f3, 20 moves, 0-1
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