| ECO A09 in 1978 play it! tal mikhail defeats black's mikhalchishin ad by checkmate in 67 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. a4 Bb4 8. axb5 cxb5 9. e5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Nxg5 hxg5 12. Bxg5 Nbd7 13. Qf3 Rb8 14. exf6 Bb7 15. Qg3 Rg8 16. Be2 Qb6 17. O-O Bd6 18. Qh4 b4 19. Nd1 Qb5 20. f4 Qd5 21. Bf3 Qxd4+ 22. Kh1 Nc5 23. Qh7 Rf8 24. f5 Bxf3 25. Rxf3 Nb3 26. Rxb3 cxb3 27. Ne3 Qe4 28. Qh5 Bc5 29. fxe6 Bxe3 30. Re1 Rb5 31. Qd1 Rd5 32. Qa1 Rxg5 33. Qa4+ Kd8 34. Qd7# |
| ECO A09 in 1969 play it! tal mikhail defeats black's haag ervin in 57 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Nh4 Bg4 10. f3 Nd5 11. fxg4 Qxh4 12. Qf3 O-O 13. Bd2 a5 14. Bb3 Bd6 15. g3 Qd8 16. e4 Nb4 17. Rad1 Rc8 18. Be3 Kh8 19. g5 g6 20. Kg2 Kg8 21. h4 Qe7 22. e5 Bb8 23. Ne4 c5 24. Nf6+ Nxf6 25. gxf6 Qd7 26. Qf4 Kh8 27. dxc5 Nd3 28. Qe4 Rfd8 29. Bc2 |
| ECO A05 in 1979 play it! tal mikhail defeats black's spassky boris fr in 63 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O exd4 8. Nxd4 Re8 9. f3 c6 10. Kh1 d5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Bg5 dxe4 13. fxe4 Nbd7 14. Ndb5 Re5 15. Bf4 Nxe4 16. Bxe5 Bxe5 17. Nxe4 Qh4 18. h3 Qxe4 19. Qb3 Nf6 20. Bc4 Qh4 21. Bxf7+ Kh8 22. Rf3 Bf5 23. Nc3 Ne4 24. Nxe4 Bxe4 25. Qc4 Rd8 26. Raf1 Kg7 27. Be6 Rd2 28. Qc5 Bxf3 29. Qxe5+ Qf6 30. Qxf6+ Kxf6 31. Bg4 Rxb2 32. Bxf3 |
| ECO A05 in 1977 play it! tal mikhail defeats black's prschibyl in 83 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 b6 7. e3 O-O 8. Qb3 Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Rd1 Re8 12. Bd3 c6 13. O-O Nd7 14. Rfe1 a6 15. Bb1 Nf8 16. Na4 b5 17. Nc5 Bc8 18. h3 Be7 19. Qc2 Bd6 20. Rc1 Ra7 21. a3 Qb6 22. Ba2 Rae7 23. Nd3 Rc7 24. Nde5 Be6 25. b4 a5 26. Qc3 Ra8 27. Bb3 Bf5 28. Re2 Nd7 29. e4 axb4 30. axb4 Bxe5 31. Nxe5 Nxe5 32. exf5 Nc4 33. f6 Rca7 34. Rce1 Qd8 35. Qf3 Ra1 36. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 37. Kh2 Ra8 38. fxg7 Qd6+ 39. g3 Kxg7 40. Bc2 Qxb4 41. Qg4+ Kf8 42. Bh7 |
| ECO A04 in 1970 play it! tal mikhail defeats black's georgadze tamas in 89 moves | 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e3 d5 5. d4 dxc4 6. Bxc4 a6 7. Qe2 b5 8. Bb3 Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Rd1 Bd6 11. e4 cxd4 12. Rxd4 Bc5 13. Rd3 O-O 14. Bf4 b4 15. Na4 Qa5 16. Nd2 Qb5 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18. Bc4 Qa5 19. Rd4 e5 20. Bxe5 Ncxe4 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Qe7 Bc6 23. Bf1 Rab8 24. Nc4 Qh5 25. Rad1 Rfe8 26. Qc7 Bd5 27. Ne3 Rbc8 28. Qa5 Be6 29. Qxh5 Nxh5 30. Bxa6 Ra8 31. Bb5 Rf8 32. Ra1 Rxa2 33. Rxa2 Bxa2 34. Rxb4 Rb8 35. Ra4 Kf8 36. Be2 Bb3 37. Rd4 Nf6 38. Kf1 Ne8 39. Ke1 Nc7 40. Kd2 Ne6 41. Rh4 Nc5 42. Rxh7 Kg8 43. Rh5 Ne4+ 44. Ke1 Ra8 45. Bd3 |
| ECO A04 in 1970 play it! tal mikhail defeats black's gulko boris f us in 101 moves | 1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bf4 Nc6 8. d5 e5 9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. Be2 Nge5 11. Be3 Ng4 12. Bc1 O-O 13. O-O Nf6 14. Bb5 Re8 15. Re1 Bg4 16. Bf4 Nd7 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. h3 Qf6 19. Bxh6 Bxf3 20. Bxg7 Bxd1 21. Bxf6 Bxc2 22. Bg5 f5 23. Rac1 Bd3 24. exf5 Bxf5 25. Ne2 c5 26. Nf4 c6 27. f3 Kf7 28. g4 Be6 29. Rcd1 Bxa2 30. Rxe8 Rxe8 31. Rxd6 Ne5 32. Kg2 Rb8 33. Rf6+ Kg7 34. Ne6+ Kg8 35. Kg3 Nd7 36. Rxg6+ Kf7 37. Nf4 Rb3 38. Rd6 Ne5 39. Rf6+ Kg8 40. Ng6 Nf7 41. h4 Bb1 42. Ne7+ Kg7 43. Nf5+ Kg8 44. Rg6+ Kf8 45. Be7+ Ke8 46. Bxc5 Rxf3+ 47. Kxf3 Ne5+ 48. Kg3 Nxg6 49. Bxa7 Kf7 50. Bd4 Nf8 51. Kf4 |
| ECO A04 in 1972 play it! tal mikhail defeats black's kapengut albert in 95 moves | 1. Nf3 c5 2. b3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb2 e6 5. c4 dxc4 6. bxc4 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. a3 b6 10. Be2 Bb7 11. O-O Rc8 12. Rad1 Qc7 13. Ng5 g6 14. f4 Na5 15. Nb5 Qb8 16. f5 exf5 17. Rxf5 Rc6 18. Rf4 Ne8 19. h4 Bf6 20. Nc3 Qd8 21. Bf3 Rc8 22. Bxb7 Nxb7 23. Nd5 Bxb2 24. Qxb2 Nbd6 25. Qe5 Rc7 26. Rdf1 Rd7 27. d3 f5 28. Ne6 Re7 29. d4 Rxe6 30. Qxe6+ Kh8 31. dxc5 bxc5 32. Rb1 Ng7 33. Qe5 Re8 34. Qc3 h5 35. Qf6 Qxf6 36. Nxf6 Rxe3 37. Rf3 Re6 38. Rb8+ Nge8 39. Nxe8 Nxe8 40. Rd3 Kg7 41. Rd7+ Kf6 42. Rc8 Ke5 43. Rxc5+ Kf4 44. Rcd5 Re1+ 45. Kf2 Rc1 46. Rd4+ Ke5 47. Rd1 Rc2+ 48. R1d2 |
| ECO A09 in 1966 play it! tal mikhail defeats black's pachman ludek 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. Nbd2 Bf6 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Nd2 Bxd4 13. Bxd4 cxd4 14. Nxe4 Re8 15. Qd2 Bf5 16. Nc5 Qe7 17. Rac1 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 A05 in 1966 play it! tal mikhail defeats black's lehmann heinz in 87 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. Qc2 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nb6 10. Rd1 Nxc4 11. Ncb5 a6 12. Qxc4 axb5 13. Nxb5 Ne8 14. Nc3 c6 15. Be3 Qa5 16. Qb3 Qa6 17. Bg5 Be6 18. Qc2 f6 19. Bf4 Rd8 20. Ne4 Bd5 21. h4 Rf7 22. h5 Qc4 23. Qxc4 Bxc4 24. Rd2 Re7 25. a4 d5 26. Rc1 Ra8 27. Nc5 Bf8 28. e4 Rf7 29. exd5 cxd5 30. Rxd5 Bxd5 31. Bxd5 Bxc5 32. Rxc5 g5 33. Be3 Kf8 34. Bxf7 Kxf7 35. a5 Nd6 36. b4 Ke6 37. Rc7 h6 38. Kg2 Rc8 39. Rxc8 Nxc8 40. Bc5 Kd5 41. Kf3 Ke5 42. g4 f5 43. gxf5 Kxf5 44. b5 |
| ECO A09 in 1967 play it! tal mikhail defeats black's zhuravlev nikola 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 Nxb2 20. Qxb2 axb4 21. axb4 Rb6 22. Rxb6 Qxb6 23. b5 Bf5 24. Qe2 h6 25. Be4 Bxe4 26. Qxe4 Bb4 27. Ra2 g6 28. Re2 Re6 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 1969 play it! tal mikhail defeats black's kupreichik vikto in 79 moves | 1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 e5 4. d4 d6 5. g3 Nd7 6. Bg2 Ngf6 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2 Re8 9. Rd1 c6 10. b3 Qe7 11. e3 Nf8 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. a4 e4 14. Ba3 c5 15. Nd2 Bg4 16. Ncxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Rad8 18. Bd5 Bxd1 19. Rxd1 b6 20. Bc6 Nd7 21. Ne4 Rf8 22. Bb2 Bxb2 23. Rxd7 Rxd7 24. Bxd7 Rd8 25. Bc6 Bg7 26. Bd5 Qe5 27. a5 Qa1+ 28. Kg2 Qxa5 29. Ng5 Bf6 30. Nxh7 Kxh7 31. Bxf7 Rg8 32. Bxg8+ Kxg8 33. Qxg6+ Bg7 34. h4 Qc3 35. h5 Qf6 36. Qxf6 Bxf6 37. Kf3 Kf7 38. Ke4 Ke6 39. f4 a5 40. g4 |
| ECO A09 in 1971 play it! tal mikhail defeats black's miagmarsuren lha in 47 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. d4 c5 6. O-O Be7 7. Qe2 O-O 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. e4 Nc6 10. e5 Nd5 11. Bd3 g6 12. Bh6 Re8 13. Nbd2 Nd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. Nf3 Qb6 16. Bb5 Rd8 17. Nxd4 Qxd4 18. Bg5 Rf8 19. Rfd1 Qb6 20. Rac1 a6 21. Ba4 Qa5 22. Bb3 Bd7 23. Qf3 Rfc8 24. Bxd5 |
| ECO A16 in 1974 play it! tal mikhail defeats black's sully d in 56 moves | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3 g6 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qb3 Nb6 7. d4 Bg7 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Nc6 10. Rd1 O-O 11. e3 a5 12. Be2 a4 13. Qa3 Re8 14. Ne4 Nd5 15. O-O b6 16. Bc4 Ncb4 17. Ned2 Nc2 18. Qd3 Ncb4 19. Qe2 a3 20. Nb1 Ba4 21. b3 Bd7 22. e4 Nf6 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Qc4+ Nfd5 25. exd5 Nxa2 26. Ne5+ Bxe5 27. dxe5 b5 28. e6+ Kg8 |
| ECO A22 in 1982 play it! tal mikhail defeats black's grigorian karen in 57 moves | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Nd5 a5 6. Bg2 d6 7. O-O O-O 8. e3 Bc5 9. b3 Nxd5 10. cxd5 Nb4 11. d4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. exd4 Re8 14. a3 Na6 15. Bd2 b6 16. b4 Nb8 17. bxa5 bxa5 18. Re1 a4 19. Qh5 Bd7 20. Be4 g6 21. Qh6 Qf6 22. Bg5 Qxd4 23. Qh4 Qg7 24. Bh6 Qh8 25. Bf5 Qc3 26. Rxe8+ Bxe8 27. Rc1 Qe5 28. Qd8 gxf5 29. Kf1 |
| ECO A16 in 1985 play it! tal mikhail defeats black's rogers ian in 103 moves | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3 g6 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qc2 Nb6 7. d4 Bg7 8. Bf4 O-O 9. Rd1 Nc6 10. e3 Bf5 11. Qb3 a5 12. d5 Nb4 13. e4 Bg4 14. Nb5 Rc8 15. a3 Na6 16. Be2 a4 17. Qc2 c6 18. dxc6 Rxc6 19. Qb1 Qa8 20. O-O e5 21. Be3 Nc4 22. Na7 Rc7 23. Nb5 Rc6 24. Na7 Rc7 25. Bxc4 Rxc4 26. Rc1 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Qe8 28. Qd3 Qd7 29. Qxd7 Bxd7 30. Rd1 Be6 31. Rd6 Bc4 32. Nd2 Be6 33. Nf3 Bc4 34. Nd2 Be6 35. Rb6 Rb8 36. Nb5 Bf8 37. Nf3 Nc5 38. Nc3 Nd7 39. Rb5 Bc4 40. Ra5 b5 41. Ra7 Rd8 42. Nd2 Nc5 43. h4 h6 44. Nxc4 bxc4 45. Rc7 Nd3 46. Nxa4 Rb8 47. Rxc4 Kg7 48. b4 Ra8 49. b5 Bxa3 50. b6 Bd6 51. b7 Rb8 52. Rc6 |
| ECO A16 in 1957 play it! tal mikhail defeats black's persitz raphael in 107 moves | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. f4 c5 7. Nf3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Be3 Ng4 10. Bxg4 Bxg4 11. Nxc6 Bxd1 12. Nxd8 Bg4 13. h3 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Bc8 15. Nxf7 Rxf7 16. O-O b6 17. Rae1 Be6 18. g4 Bxc4 19. Rf2 Bd3 20. Bd4 e5 21. fxe5 dxe5 22. Bxe5 Re8 23. Rd2 Bc4 24. Bd4 Rf3 25. Kg2 Rf4 26. e5 Bd5+ 27. Kh2 Re4 28. Rf1 Bc4 29. Rf6 Re6 30. Rff2 Re8 31. Kg3 Rf8 32. Kh4 Rxf2 33. Rxf2 Re2 34. Rxe2 Bxe2 35. Kg5 Bc4 36. Kf6 Kf8 37. a3 Bf1 38. h4 Be2 39. g5 Bc4 40. e6 Bd3 41. Be5 Bc4 42. Bb8 a6 43. Ba7 b5 44. Bc5+ Ke8 45. e7 Bd3 46. Kg7 Be4 47. Kxh7 Kf7 48. Kh6 Bc6 49. h5 gxh5 50. g6+ Kg8 51. Kxh5 a5 52. Kg5 a4 53. Kf6 Be8 54. Bd4 |
| ECO A13 in 1985 play it! tal mikhail defeats black's inkiov ventzisla in 107 moves | 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nc3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. d4 Nc6 9. Be2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bd6 11. O-O Re8 12. Rc1 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Be5 14. Qd2 Bf5 15. Rfd1 Rc8 16. Bb5 Bd7 17. Bd3 Qa5 18. Rc2 h6 19. Ne2 Qxd2 20. Rcxd2 Bxb2 21. Rxb2 Bg4 22. f3 Bd7 23. Kf2 g6 24. g4 Re5 25. Nd4 Rce8 26. Re2 Rc8 27. h3 Kg7 28. Rc2 Rxc2+ 29. Bxc2 Re8 30. b4 Rc8 31. Bb3 b6 32. Ke2 a5 33. a3 Kf8 34. bxa5 bxa5 35. Rb1 Ke7 36. Bc2 Rc3 37. Rb3 Rc7 38. Rb6 Rc3 39. a4 Ne8 40. Ra6 Nd6 41. Rxa5 Rxe3+ 42. Kxe3 Nc4+ 43. Kd3 Nxa5 44. Kc3 Kd6 45. Kb4 Nc6+ 46. Nxc6 Bxc6 47. Bd3 d4 48. Be2 Ke5 49. Bd1 Kf4 50. Kc5 Bxa4 51. Bxa4 Kxf3 52. Kxd4 Kg3 53. Bd7 f5 54. Bxf5 |
| ECO A15 in 1966 play it! tal mikhail defeats black's trifunovic petar in 113 moves | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O Be7 6. d4 O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Bd2 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Ne5 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Nd7 12. Nd3 Bd6 13. b4 c6 14. a4 a6 15. Qb3 Re8 16. Ra2 b5 17. Nc5 Nxc5 18. dxc5 bxa4 19. Qb2 Bf8 20. Rxa4 Bc8 21. Rfa1 Rb8 22. Bd4 h5 23. h4 Re6 24. Bf3 g5 25. hxg5 Qxg5 26. Qc1 Qf5 27. Qf4 Qxf4 28. gxf4 Bg7 29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. Kh2 Rg6 31. Rg1 Rxg1 32. Kxg1 h4 33. e3 Kf6 34. Be2 Ra8 35. Kg2 Ke7 36. Bd3 Kf6 37. f3 Ra7 38. e4 h3+ 39. Kg3 dxe4 40. fxe4 Ra8 41. Bf1 Bd7 42. e5+ Ke7 43. Rxa6 Rh8 44. Ra2 f6 45. e6 Bxe6 46. Ra7+ Bd7 47. Kh2 Rh5 48. b5 Rxc5 49. Bxh3 f5 50. bxc6 Rxc6 51. Bxf5 Rd6 52. Kg3 Ke8 53. Rxd7 Rxd7 54. Bxd7+ Kxd7 55. Kg4 Ke6 56. Kg5 Kf7 57. Kf5 |
| ECO A30 in 1973 play it! tal mikhail defeats black's donner jan hein in 49 moves | 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d5 6. Qa4 Qb6 7. Ndb5 e6 8. Bf4 e5 9. cxd5 exf4 10. Qxf4 Nb4 11. Nc7+ Kd8 12. Nxa8 Qa5 13. O-O-O Qc5 14. e4 Nxa2+ 15. Kc2 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Bd6 17. e5 Nxd5 18. Qc4 Bf5+ 19. Kd2 Qxf2+ 20. Be2 Qe3+ 21. Ke1 Bxe5 22. Rxd5+ Ke7 23. Nc7 Bxc3+ 24. Kd1 Be4 25. Bf3 |
| ECO A20 in 1987 play it! tal mikhail defeats black's ricardi pablo in 103 moves | 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. d4 exd4 5. Qxd4 d5 6. Nf3 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 O-O 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bd2 Be6 10. Ng5 Na6 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Qc4 Kh8 13. Rd1 Qf6 14. O-O Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Rad8 17. Rd3 Qe7 18. Rfd1 Rxd3 19. exd3 Qc5 20. Qxc5 Nxc5 21. d4 Na4 22. Rb1 Nxc3 23. Rxb7 Nxa2 24. Bxc6 Nc3 25. Kf1 a5 26. Ra7 Nd1 27. Bf3 Nb2 28. Be2 a4 29. Rb7 a3 30. Ra7 g6 31. Rxa3 Rc8 32. Ra6 Rd8 33. Ra2 Rb8 34. Bg4 Nd3 35. Ra3 Rb1+ 36. Ke2 Nb4 37. Ra8+ Kg7 38. Rb8 Rb2+ 39. Kf3 Kf6 40. Rb6 Nd3 41. Rxe6+ Kg7 42. Re2 Rb4 43. Ke3 Nc1 44. Rc2 Nb3 45. Rc7+ Kf6 46. Rd7 h5 47. Bf3 Ke6 48. Rb7 Nxd4 49. Rxb4 Nc2+ 50. Kf4 Nxb4 51. Kg5 Nd3 52. Be4 |
