Game 1 J Mileika vs Tal, 1953  (A60) Benoni Defense, 23 moves, 0-1 Game 2 I Birbrager vs Tal, 1953  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 38 moves, 0-1 Game 3 Keres vs Tal, 1954  (A60) Benoni Defense, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2 Game 4 B Lebedev vs Tal, 1955  (A61) Benoni, 44 moves, 0-1 Game 5 B Gurgenidze vs Tal, 1957  (A78) Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6, 27 moves, 0-1 Game 6 E Romani vs Tal, 1957  (A64) Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8, 43 moves, 0-1 Game 7 A Giustolisi vs Tal, 1957  (A61) Benoni, 36 moves, 0-1 Game 8 G Mititelu vs Tal, 1957  (A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 48 moves, 0-1 Game 9 Averbakh vs Tal, 1958  (A76) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 35 moves, 0-1 Game 10 H Skuja vs Tal, 1958  (A64) Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8, 34 moves, 0-1 Game 11 I Niemela vs Tal, 1959  (A69) Benoni, Four Pawns Attack, Main line, 27 moves, 0-1 Game 12 K Klasups vs Tal, 1959  (A76) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 40 moves, 0-1 Game 13 Geller vs Tal, 1959  (A71) Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5, 42 moves, 0-1 Game 14 Gligoric vs Tal, 1959  (A78) Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6, 46 moves, 0-1 Game 15 J H Donner vs Tal, 1959  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 28 moves, 0-1 Game 16 Botvinnik vs Tal, 1960  (A61) Benoni, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2 Game 17 M Bertok vs Tal, 1961  (A79) Benoni, Classical, 11.f3, 20 moves, 0-1 Game 18 M Germek vs Tal, 1961  (A61) Benoni, 31 moves, 0-1 Game 19 E Franco Raymundo vs Tal, 1962  (A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 62 moves, 0-1 Game 20 J Lokvenc vs Tal, 1963  (A78) Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6, 41 moves, 0-1 Game 21 G Garcia vs Tal, 1963  (A61) Benoni, 41 moves, 0-1 Game 22 A Ufimtsev vs Tal, 1967  (A78) Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6, 28 moves, 0-1 Game 23 V Osnos vs Tal, 1969  (A64) Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8, 41 moves, 0-1 Game 24 Tukmakov vs Tal, 1969  (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 28 moves, 0-1 Game 25 Reshevsky vs Tal, 1970  (A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 34 moves, 0-1 Game 26 Tukmakov vs Tal, 1971  (A75) Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4, 39 moves, 0-1 Game 27 I Nei vs Tal, 1971  (A56) Benoni Defense, 31 moves, 0-1 Game 28 T Oim vs Tal, 1971 (A56) Benoni Defense, 51 moves, 0-1 Game 29 K Vark vs Tal, 1971  (A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 44 moves, 0-1 Game 30 R Beyen vs Tal, 1972  (A56) Benoni Defense, 36 moves, 0-1 Game 31 Taimanov vs Tal, 1972  (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2 Game 32 Timman vs Tal, 1973  (A56) Benoni Defense, 32 moves, 0-1 Game 34 N MacLaurin vs Tal, 1974  (A56) Benoni Defense, 29 moves, 0-1 Game 35 V Doroshkievich vs Tal, 1975  (E77) King's Indian, 28 moves, 0-1 Game 36 H Bohm vs Tal, 1975  (A56) Benoni Defense, 35 moves, 0-1 Game 37 B Rytov vs Tal, 1976  (A56) Benoni Defense, 33 moves, 0-1 Game 38 B Rytov vs Tal, 1979  (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 34 moves, 0-1 Game 39 G Kuzmin vs Tal, 1979  (A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 27 moves, 0-1 Game 40 H Reefschlaeger vs Tal, 1982 (A56) Benoni Defense, 43 moves, 0-1 Game 41 M Gurevich vs Tal, 1985  (A56) Benoni Defense, 38 moves, 0-1 Game 42 M Wiedenkeller vs Tal, 1986  (A56) Benoni Defense, 41 moves, 0-1 Game 43 J Xu vs Tal, 1987  (A56) Benoni Defense, 40 moves, 0-1 Game 44 Vladimirov vs Tal, 1988  (A56) Benoni Defense, 32 moves, 0-1 43 games