Never allow Nxf7 when playing black against Tal
Tal vs W R Chandler, 1974  (B01) Scandinavian, 22 moves, 1-0
37...Qxf3 draws the King away allowing the h-pawn to promote
A Medina Garcia vs Tal, 1966  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 38 moves, 0-1
Tal finds the black center and chews it up
Tal vs S Johannessen, 1959  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 27 moves, 1-0
Crying over spilt Milko, GOTD 07-11-08
Bobotsov vs Tal, 1958  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 0-1
Tal corners the white king and bears down with all his might
Szabados vs Tal, 1957  (A13) English, 25 moves, 0-1
Man or Maus, Tal takes all
S Maus vs Tal, 1990  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 28 moves, 0-1
Tal Fries the French
Tal vs I Zilber, 1949  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 33 moves, 1-0
Tal trades queen for knight and slays Suetin
Tal vs Suetin, 1969  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 21 moves, 1-0
Broken Hjarted (gotd 6-17-09)
Tal vs Hjartarson, 1987  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 43 moves, 1-0
The Danse Sicilian (Fianchetto Style)
Bronstein vs Tal, 1982  (B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 41 moves, 0-1
Caro-Kann't, but Tal Can!
Tal vs Bronstein, 1971  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 27 moves, 1-0
Latvian attack beats a Sicilian defense
Tal vs Beliavsky, 1989  (B56) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0
In The Tal Grass
J Szukszta vs Tal, 1956  (E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 20 moves, 0-1
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