Walking Tal - The Last Symphony
Tal vs V Akopian, 1992  (B30) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0
quiet play and lurking endgame
B Gurgenidze vs Tal, 1958  (B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 59 moves, 0-1
modern treatment on pseudo Spanish
M Kobalia vs A Brkic, 2009  (B50) Sicilian, 49 moves, 1-0
Anti-Nimzo
Anand vs V Gashimov, 2009  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1-0
Tal's plan
Vaganian vs Tal, 1971  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 33 moves, 0-1
Tal's 2nd plan
Lputian vs Tal, 1980  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 0-1
When the knigts shorten the bishops
R Cifuentes Parada vs Tal, 1982 (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 0-1
From Sicilian to KID
Tal vs Dzindzichashvili, 1991  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 27 moves, 1-0
Missing to harpoon the whale!
Landa vs Kasparov, 1987  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2
Anti-Plan = Loss
N Popov vs Karpov, 1967  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 48 moves, 0-1
Good plan for AS
Karpov vs A Sznapik, 1969  (B50) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0
Anti-Sicilian made in Karpov!
Karpov vs Bronstein, 1971  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 53 moves, 1-0
No Negotiation
Karpov vs A Kudriashov, 1972  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 50 moves, 1-0
Anti-binding
Karpov vs Andersson, 1975  (B44) Sicilian, 79 moves, 0-1
Anti-Strategy and High treason!The Goulag for T.
Karpov vs Taimanov, 1977  (B32) Sicilian, 38 moves, 0-1
anti-attack= great defence
Karpov vs Portisch, 1982  (C42) Petrov Defense, 32 moves, 0-1
Anti-Caro
L Milman vs J Fang, 2005  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 31 moves, 1-0
Diagonals
Hort vs Gligoric, 1970  (E82) King's Indian, Samisch, double Fianchetto Variation, 41 moves, 0-1
Anti-boring
Topalov vs Aronian, 2006  (E15) Queen's Indian, 44 moves, 1-0
On the hook out of the book
Polgar vs Polugaevsky, 1993 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 60 moves, 0-1
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