1. Four Pawns For A Piece
A Butnorius vs Tal, 1975  (B06) Robatsch, 38 moves, 0-1
2. Tal Beats The Tarrasch
Tal vs M Stean, 1975  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0
3. Losing His Sense Of Danger
V Doroshkievich vs Tal, 1975  (E77) King's Indian, 28 moves, 0-1
4. Sosonko Sinks
Tal vs Sosonko, 1976  (A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 40 moves, 1-0
5. Andersson's Agony
Tal vs Andersson, 1976  (B83) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0
6.The Queen Is Boss
Huebner vs Tal, 1976  (A17) English, 41 moves, 0-1
7. Larsen's Lament
Tal vs B Larsen, 1977  (B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 36 moves, 1-0
8. The Marshall's In Town
Tal vs Dorfman, 1978  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 47 moves, 1-0
9. Sax's Knight Off
Sax vs Tal, 1979  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 52 moves, 0-1
10. Rantanen Doesn't Resign
Tal vs Y Rantanen, 1979  (B30) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0
11. Beating The Sicilian
Tal vs B Larsen, 1979  (B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 22 moves, 1-0
12. Magic In Montreal
Spassky vs Tal, 1979  (E14) Queen's Indian, 22 moves, 0-1
13. Murder In Montreal
Tal vs Huebner, 1979  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 41 moves, 1-0
14. An Impression Of Smyslov?
Tal vs Velimirovic, 1979  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 30 moves, 1-0
15. A Rare Victory
Polugaevsky vs Tal, 1979  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 28 moves, 0-1
16. An Interesting Opening And A Long Ending
Tal vs Gheorghiu, 1979  (B50) Sicilian, 64 moves, 1-0
17. Hobson's Choice For Spassky
Tal vs Spassky, 1980  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 44 moves, 1-0
18. Vintage Tal!
Tal vs J Flesch, 1981  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 32 moves, 1-0
19. A Strange Position
Tal vs Van der Wiel, 1982  (A13) English, 24 moves, 1-0
20. Calamity On The Dark Squares
Tal vs K Grigorian, 1982  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 29 moves, 1-0
21. In Korchnoi's Shoes
Tal vs Van der Wiel, 1982  (A17) English, 22 moves, 1-0
In Fischer's Footsteps
Tal vs Ftacnik, 1982  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0
23. Heavy Piece Ending
Tal vs Chandler, 1982  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 40 moves, 1-0
24. Just Like Petrosian
Tal vs Andersson, 1983  (E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 41 moves, 1-0
25. The King Walks Death Row
Tal vs Ftacnik, 1985  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 31 moves, 1-0
26. A Difficult Defence
Tal vs Korchnoi, 1985  (B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 24 moves, 1-0
27. In The Style Of Alekhine
Ribli vs Tal, 1985  (A06) Reti Opening, 28 moves, 0-1
28. Spanish Manoeuvres
Tal vs Hjartarson, 1987  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 43 moves, 1-0
29. Passive Specimen
Tal vs Speelman, 1987  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 28 moves, 1-0
30. Illusory Pin
Tal vs B Ivanovic, 1988  (A35) English, Symmetrical, 32 moves, 1-0
31. Bishops Of Opposite Colours
Tal vs G Zaichik, 1988  (B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 55 moves, 1-0
32. The Old One-Two
Tal vs Speelman, 1988  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 34 moves, 1-0
33. A Hard Ending
Tal vs Lautier, 1992  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 62 moves, 1-0
34. His Last Bow
Tal vs V Akopian, 1992  (B30) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0
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