| ECO A05 in 1986 play it! tal m defeats black's donchev d in 37 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qa4+ Bd7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 Bg7 7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2 Qc8 9. O-O c6 10. Qh4 h6 11. d3 g5 12. Bxg5 hxg5 13. Nxg5 Bf5 14. f4 Nh7 15. g4 Nxg5 16. gxf5 Nh7 17. Rf3 Bxc3 18. Rh3 Bd4+ 19. e3 |
| ECO A05 in 1988 play it! tal m defeats black's timman j in 71 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. d4 dxc4 6. d5 Na5 7. e4 b5 8. Nxb5 Nxe4 9. Ne5 Bd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Qa4 Rb8 12. Nc7+ Kd8 13. Ne6+ fxe6 14. Qxa5+ Qc7 15. Qxc7+ Kxc7 16. Bf4+ Nd6 17. O-O-O g6 18. Be5 Rg8 19. dxe6 Bg7 20. f4 g5 21. Rd2 gxf4 22. Bxf4 Rb4 23. a3 Ra4 24. Rc2 c3 25. bxc3 Rxa3 26. Kd2 Kc8 27. Bg2 Bf6 28. Ke2 Bg5 29. Bxd6 exd6 30. Rb1 Re8 31. Bd5 Bd8 32. Kd3 Bb6 33. Rf1 Re7 34. Ke4 c4 35. Rf8+ Kc7 36. Kf5 |
| ECO A04 in 1977 play it! tal m defeats black's pohla g in 73 moves | 1. Nf3 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Nc3 e5 7. e4 fxe4 8. dxe4 O-O 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Qd2 Kh8 11. h3 Be6 12. Rad1 Qd7 13. Ng5 Bc4 14. Rfe1 h6 15. Nf3 g5 16. h4 g4 17. Nh2 Ng8 18. Nd5 Nd4 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. Nf4 Bf7 21. Qa5 c5 22. Nxg4 b6 23. Qa3 Be5 24. Nxe5 dxe5 25. Nd3 Rae8 26. c3 Bh5 27. Rd2 Qg7 28. cxd4 cxd4 29. Rc2 Bf3 30. Bh3 Nf6 31. Bf5 Nh5 32. Kh2 Rxf5 33. exf5 e4 34. Qd6 Nf6 35. Rc7 exd3 36. Rxg7 Kxg7 37. Rxe8 |
| ECO A05 in 1959 play it! tal m defeats black's keller d in 26 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. a4 Qb6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Be2 a6 10. O-O Bb7 11. d5 cxd5 12. exd5 b4 13. a5 Qc7 |
| ECO A05 in 1990 play it! tal m defeats black's smirin i in 69 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Bg5 c6 10. Nxe5 Re8 11. O-O-O Na6 12. Rd6 Rxe5 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Rxf6 Nc5 15. Rd6 Nxe4 16. Rd8+ Kg7 17. Nxe4 Rxe4 18. Bf3 Rxc4+ 19. Kd2 c5 20. Rc1 Rxc1 21. Kxc1 h5 22. h4 Rb8 23. Re8 f6 24. Bd5 g5 25. g3 gxh4 26. gxh4 Kg6 27. Kd2 b5 28. Ke3 b4 29. a3 bxa3 30. bxa3 a5 31. Kf4 a4 32. f3 Kg7 33. Be6 Bxe6 34. Rxb8 Bb3 35. Rb5 |
| ECO A04 in 1990 play it! tal m defeats black's karp m in 76 moves | 1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Be2 b5 6. O-O Nd7 7. e5 e6 8. Bf4 d5 9. Qd2 c5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Rad1 Ne7 12. Bh6 O-O 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. a3 Nc6 15. Rfe1 Rb8 16. Nd4 Nxe5 17. f4 Ned7 18. Nc6 Qb6 19. Qd4+ e5 20. Nxe5 Ne6 21. Nxd7+ Nxd4 22. Nxb6 Nxe2+ 23. Nxe2 Rxb6 24. Nd4 Rd8 25. Re5 Rbd6 26. Rd3 Be6 27. Rc3 Kf6 28. Kf2 Rb8 29. Rc7 a5 30. Ra7 a4 31. c3 Rdd8 32. Nxe6 fxe6 33. Rxh7 Rg8 34. g4 g5 35. Rh6+ Kf7 36. fxg5 Rb6 37. Rxd5 exd5 38. Rxb6 Rxg5 |
| ECO A09 in 1967 play it! tal m defeats black's zhuravliov v in 81 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 c5 7. Bb2 Nc6 8. e3 d4 9. exd4 cxd4 10. Re1 Re8 11. d3 Bf8 12. a3 a5 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Rxe5 Nd7 15. Rb5 e5 16. Nd2 Ra6 17. Qe2 Nc5 18. b4 Na4 19. Nb3 axb4 20. axb4 Nxb2 21. Qxb2 Rb6 22. Rxb6 Qxb6 23. b5 Bf5 24. Qe2 h6 25. Be4 Bxe4 26. Qxe4 Bb4 27. Ra2 Re6 28. Re2 g6 29. Qd5 Qa7 30. c5 Qa4 31. Qc4 Qa3 32. b6 Bc3 33. Qd5 h5 34. Qxb7 Qxb3 35. Qc8+ Kg7 36. b7 Qd1+ 37. Kg2 Qxe2 38. b8=Q Kf6 39. Qh8+ Kf5 40. Qbg8 Rf6 41. Qgg7 |
| ECO A04 in 1988 play it! tal m defeats black's ivanovic b in 63 moves | 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nc7 7. O-O e5 8. d3 Be7 9. Nd2 Bd7 10. Nc4 f6 11. f4 O-O 12. fxe5 fxe5 13. Rxf8+ Bxf8 14. Be3 Kh8 15. Qb3 b5 16. Nxb5 Rb8 17. Ncd6 Bxd6 18. Nxd6 Qe7 19. Nf7+ Kg8 20. Nh6+ Kh8 21. Bg5 Qf8 22. Qf7 Qxf7 23. Nxf7+ Kg8 24. Bxc6 Bxc6 25. Nxe5 Bd5 26. e4 Be6 27. b3 Bh3 28. Rc1 Re8 29. Nc6 Ne6 30. Be7 Rc8 31. Ne5 a5 32. Kf2 |
| ECO A05 in 1990 play it! tal m defeats black's wedberg t in 69 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 c6 7. Qc2 b6 8. Rd1 Bb7 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. b3 Rc8 11. e4 c5 12. exd5 exd5 13. dxc5 dxc4 14. b4 a5 15. bxa5 bxc5 16. Ne5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qc7 18. Nxc4 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. Bf4 Qe6 21. Rab1 Qa6 22. Rb5 Rfd8 23. Re1 Bf8 24. a4 c4 25. Rd1 Qc6+ 26. Kg1 Qf3 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. a6 Qa8 29. Qe2 Rc8 30. Be3 Qxa6 31. Qf3 Qd6 32. Kg2 Nd7 33. a5 Ne5 34. Qd5 Qxd5+ 35. Nxd5 |
| ECO A09 in 1966 play it! tal m defeats black's pachman l in 49 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 c5 7. Bb2 Nc6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. d4 Ne4 10. Nc3 Bf6 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Nd2 Bxd4 13. Bxd4 cxd4 14. Nxe4 Qe7 15. Rc1 Re8 16. Qd2 Bf5 17. Nc5 Rac8 18. Qf4 Bg6 19. Rfd1 b6 20. Na6 Qxe2 21. Nc7 Re7 22. Bf3 Qxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rexc7 24. Rc1 h5 25. Kg2 |
| ECO A04 in 1984 play it! tal m defeats black's nunn j in 89 moves | 1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 d6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. e4 O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. Be3 c6 9. d5 c5 10. Ne1 Ne8 11. Nd3 f5 12. f4 g5 13. fxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. g4 Bg6 17. Rxf8+ Kxf8 18. Qd2 h6 19. h4 gxh4 20. Bxh6+ Kg8 21. Rf1 Ng7 22. Bg5 Bd4+ 23. Kh1 Qd7 24. Bf6 Re8 25. Bxd4 cxd4 26. Qxd4 Nh5 27. Kh2 Ng3 28. Rf2 Re5 29. Bf3 Qe7 30. Bg2 h3 31. Kxg3 hxg2 32. Kxg2 Be4+ 33. Kg1 Bg6 34. Qf4 Re1+ 35. Rf1 Re3 36. Rf3 Re1+ 37. Rf1 Re3 38. Rf3 Re1+ 39. Kg2 Bc2 40. Rf1 Be4+ 41. Kg3 Bd3 42. Rf3 Bxc4 43. Qxc4 Rg1+ 44. Kh2 Rc1 45. Qe2 |
| ECO A05 in 1988 play it! tal m defeats black's vaganian r in 71 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4 c5 7. Qb3 Bd6 8. d3 Rb8 9. a4 b6 10. Na3 a6 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Bb7 13. Bxb7 Rxb7 14. Nac4 Bc7 15. Na5 Rb8 16. Nc6 Qe8 17. Nxb8 Nxb8 18. Nc4 Nc6 19. Be3 Nd5 20. Rfd1 f5 21. d4 f4 22. gxf4 Qh5 23. dxc5 b5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Nb6 Rxf4 26. Nxd5 Rg4+ 27. Kf1 Qxh2 28. Ke1 Ba5+ 29. Rxa5 Nxa5 30. Nf6+ Kf7 31. Rd7+ Kxf6 32. Qc3+ Qe5 33. Bd4 Rxd4 34. Qxd4 Qxd4 35. Rxd4 Nb3 36. c6 |
| ECO A13 in 1982 play it! tal m defeats black's van der wiel j in 43 moves | 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e4 Bb7 5. Bd3 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. e5 Ng4 8. Be4 Qc8 9. d3 Ngxe5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. f4 Nc6 12. f5 g6 13. Bg5 gxf5 14. Bxf5 Be7 15. Qh5 Bxg5 16. Qxg5 Ne7 17. Be4 Bxe4 18. Nxe4 Qc6 19. Rxf7 Kxf7 20. Qf6+ Kg8 21. Qxe7 Rf8 22. Rf1 |
| ECO A22 in 1979 play it! tal m defeats black's kavalek l in 91 moves | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. d3 h6 8. a3 a6 9. b4 Ba7 10. Bb2 Bf5 11. Nh4 Bd7 12. Rc1 Ne8 13. Nd5 g5 14. Nf3 f5 15. Nd2 Nd4 16. c5 c6 17. Nb6 Bxb6 18. cxb6 Qxb6 19. Nc4 Qa7 20. e3 Ne6 21. d4 exd4 22. exd4 d5 23. Ne5 Nf6 24. Re1 Ng7 25. a4 Qb6 26. Ba3 Rfe8 27. Qd3 Qd8 28. Re2 Ng4 29. b5 axb5 30. axb5 Nxe5 31. dxe5 f4 32. bxc6 bxc6 33. Bd6 Ra4 34. Rb2 Qa8 35. Bf1 Ra2 36. Rxa2 Qxa2 37. Qc3 fxg3 38. hxg3 Qa7 39. Bd3 Ne6 40. Bg6 Ra8 41. Qf3 Be8 42. Qf6 Bxg6 43. Qxg6+ Ng7 44. e6 Qd4 45. Qf7+ Kh7 46. Bf8 |
| ECO A30 in 1979 play it! tal m defeats black's velimirovic d in 59 moves | 1. c4 c5 2. b3 Nc6 3. Bb2 e5 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 Be6 6. Nc3 Qd7 7. Nf3 Bh3 8. Bxh3 Qxh3 9. Nd5 Qd7 10. e3 Nce7 11. Nc3 Nf6 12. O-O e4 13. Ng5 d5 14. cxd5 Qf5 15. Nxf7 Kxf7 16. f3 Nexd5 17. fxe4 Nxc3 18. Bxc3 Qxe4 19. Qh5+ Ke6 20. Qh3+ Kd6 21. b4 Kc7 22. Rac1 Rc8 23. Rf5 Qg4 24. Be5+ Kd7 25. Qf1 Qe4 26. Rc4 Qc6 27. Qh3 Qe6 28. Bxf6 gxf6 29. Re4 Qxa2 30. Rxc5+ |
| ECO A17 in 1982 play it! tal m defeats black's van der wiel j in 43 moves | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e4 Bb7 5. Bd3 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. e5 Ng4 8. Be4 Qc8 9. d3 Ngxe5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. f4 Nc6 12. f5 g6 13. Bg5 gxf5 14. Bxf5 Be7 15. Qh5 Bxg5 16. Qxg5 Ne7 17. Be4 Bxe4 18. Nxe4 Qc6 19. Rxf7 Kxf7 20. Qf6+ Kg8 21. Qxe7 Rf8 22. Rf1 |
| ECO A10 in 1982 play it! tal m defeats black's christiansen l in 113 moves | 1. c4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Be3 Nf6 6. d5 Ne5 7. f4 Ned7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Be2 e6 10. dxe6 fxe6 11. Ng5 Qe7 12. O-O b6 13. Bf3 Rb8 14. Qd2 Bb7 15. Rae1 h6 16. Nh3 Nc5 17. e5 Nfe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Qc2 d5 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Nf2 Qf7 22. Nxe4 Qf5 23. Bd2 Rbd8 24. Bc3 Rf7 25. Qe2 Bxe4 26. Qxe4 Bf8 27. Rf3 Bc5+ 28. Kf1 a5 29. Qxf5 gxf5 30. Rg3+ Kh7 31. Ke2 Rfd7 32. a3 a4 33. Rf1 c6 34. Rff3 Bg1 35. Rf1 Bc5 36. Rc1 h5 37. Rc2 Rg8 38. Rxg8 Kxg8 39. Rd2 Rxd2+ 40. Kxd2 Kf7 41. Kd3 Be7 42. Bd4 b5 43. Ba7 Ke8 44. Kd4 Kd7 45. Bb6 Bh4 46. g3 Be7 47. h3 b4 48. Bc5 bxa3 49. Bxa3 Bd8 50. Bb4 Kc8 51. Be1 Kb7 52. c5 Ka6 53. Kc4 Ba5 54. Bxa5 Kxa5 55. h4 a3 56. bxa3 Ka4 57. Kd3 |
| ECO A13 in 1982 play it! tal m defeats black's van der wiel j in 47 moves | 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. e4 c5 4. Nb5 Nc6 5. a3 Ba5 6. b4 cxb4 7. Bb2 Kf8 8. e5 Nge7 9. Nf3 a6 10. Nd6 Nf5 11. Be2 Nxd6 12. exd6 bxa3 13. Rxa3 Bb4 14. Rd3 Bc5 15. O-O a5 16. Qa1 f6 17. Ng5 e5 18. Kh1 Bd4 19. f4 Qb6 20. Bc3 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Kg8 22. fxe5 Nxe5 23. Ne4 h5 24. Nxf6+ |
| ECO A16 in 1981 play it! tal m defeats black's bielczyk j in 73 moves | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d6 3. d4 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. Nf3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 c6 9. Bf1 exd4 10. Nxd4 Ng4 11. h3 Qb6 12. hxg4 Qxd4 13. g5 Qe5 14. Be3 f6 15. Qd2 fxg5 16. Bxg5 Nb6 17. Rac1 Bg4 18. Nd1 Rae8 19. Bh4 Qh5 20. Bg3 Bh6 21. f4 Qe5 22. c5 dxc5 23. Nf2 Bc8 24. Nd3 Qe6 25. Rxc5 Qxa2 26. Bf2 Qf7 27. g3 Bg7 28. Qc2 Rd8 29. Ne5 Qe8 30. Nf3 Bg4 31. Ne5 Be6 32. Ra5 Nd7 33. Nf3 a6 34. Ng5 Kh8 35. e5 Bd5 36. e6 Nf6 37. e7 |
| ECO A11 in 1986 play it! tal m defeats black's garcia gonzales in 31 moves | 1. c4 c6 2. e4 e5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. dxe5 Nxe4 6. Qd4 d5 7. cxd5 Qa5 8. Qxe4 Bxc3+ 9. Kd1 cxd5 10. Qc2 d4 11. bxc3 dxc3 12. Ne2 O-O 13. Qxc3 Qa4+ 14. Ke1 Be6 15. Nd4 Rc8 16. Bb5 |