Modern Benoni, ...Nxf2 gives Tal a powerful attack.
B Gurgenidze vs Tal, 1957  (A78) Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6, 27 moves, 0-1
Nice exchange sac and follow-up
Movsesian vs Kasparov, 2000  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 32 moves, 0-1
A positional crush, nice handling of knights
Schlechter vs W John, 1905  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 50 moves, 1-0
from Silman's HTRYC in the chapter on backward pawns
Unzicker vs Taimanov, 1952  (B58) Sicilian, 30 moves, 0-1
Brilliant play by Beliavsky in the Classical Caro-Kann.
A Beliavsky vs Larsen, 1981  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 23 moves, 1-0
Yet another Ne6 sac in the Caro-Kann
Tal vs Oll, 1986  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 22 moves, 1-0
Modern Steinitz w/ 5...Bg4 6 h3 h5, referred to in many books
D Ciric vs E Scholl, 1970 (C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Pirc, Byrne variation
Tal vs Bronstein, 1973  (B07) Pirc, 24 moves, 1-0
Yates vs L Asztalos, 1927  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 53 moves, 1-0
Ruy Lopez, 5.d3; nice kingside attack
K Mokry vs Blatny, 1986  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 26 moves, 1-0
Tal-Larsen '65, 6th match game
Tal vs Larsen, 1965  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0
Ruy Lopez, 5.d3
A Stripunsky vs D Fernandez, 2006  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 1-0
Last time I tried blindfolded, it didn't go quite this well
Ivanchuk vs Van Wely, 2006  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 29 moves, 1-0
Tactical mayhem
Chiburdanidze vs Dvoirys, 1980  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 1-0
J Polgar vs Anand, 2005  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 41 moves, 0-1
Efimenko vs J Arizmendi Martinez, 2006  (A28) English, 21 moves, 0-1
Nisipeanu vs M Paragua, 2006  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0
Topalov vs Kramnik, 1997  (C11) French, 45 moves, 1-0
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