ch 1: My First Steps Kholmov vs Tal, 1949  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 21 moves, 0-1 Tal vs Leonov, 1949  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 25 moves, 1-0 Tal vs S Giterman, 1951  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 63 moves, 1-0 following game, Tal - Visotskis, not on CG.com V Saigin vs Tal, 1954  (A61) Benoni, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2 Gipslis vs Tal, 1955  (B30) Sicilian, 57 moves, 0-1 Tal vs V Soloviev, 1955  (E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 53 moves, 1-0 Tal vs I Zilber, 1949  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 33 moves, 1-0 Tal vs K Klasup, 1952  (A80) Dutch, 64 moves, 1-0 Tal vs M Pasman, 1953  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 40 moves, 1-0 I Birbrager vs Tal, 1953  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 38 moves, 0-1 Tal vs Straume, 1953  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 58 moves, 1-0 V Saigin vs Tal, 1954  (A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 29 moves, 0-1 Tal vs Averbakh, 1954  (C47) Four Knights, 40 moves, 1-0 ch 2: A Young Master Tal vs Simagin, 1956  (B07) Pirc, 45 moves, 1-0 Tal vs Tolush, 1956  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 1-0 Tal vs Antoshin, 1957  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2 Tal vs Aronin, 1957  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2 Tal vs Tolush, 1957  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 42 moves, 1-0 A Khasin vs Tal, 1956  (B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 36 moves, 0-1 Tal vs Ivkov, 1956  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 33 moves, 1-0 Koblents vs Tal, 1957  (A97) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2 L Aronson vs Tal, 1957  (A97) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky, 36 moves, 0-1 Tal vs K Klaman, 1957  (B61) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2, 34 moves, 1-0 Keres vs Tal, 1957  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 0-1 Tal vs A Kolarov, 1957  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 1-0 Ch. 3: The Road to the World Championship Tal vs D Keller, 1959  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0 Barcza vs Tal, 1959  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2 J H Donner vs Tal, 1959  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 28 moves, 0-1 Spassky vs Tal, 1959  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0 the next Keres v Tal from Bled 1959 not on CG.com Keres vs Tal, 1959  (A16) English, 64 moves, 1-0 30 games