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P.H. Clarke: Mikhail Tal's best games 1951-60
Compiled by backrank
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Games from Peter Clarke's excellent book.

Tal vs T Zeids, 1952 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 29 moves, 1-0

K Klasup vs Tal, 1952 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 0-1

Tal vs M Pasman, 1953 
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 40 moves, 1-0

V Saigin vs Tal, 1954 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 29 moves, 0-1

Tal as an endgame player!
Tal vs J Klavins, 1955 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 49 moves, 1-0

Tal playing like Capa!
Tal vs V Soloviev, 1955 
(E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 53 moves, 1-0

Positional exchange sac
Tal vs Furman, 1955 
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 36 moves, 1-0

A Khasin vs Tal, 1956 
(B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 36 moves, 0-1

Tal vs Simagin, 1956 
(B07) Pirc, 45 moves, 1-0

Tal vs Tolush, 1956 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 1-0

Tal vs Ivkov, 1956 
(C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 33 moves, 1-0

Tal vs J Yuchtman, 1956 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 43 moves, 1-0

L Aronson vs Tal, 1957 
(A97) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky, 36 moves, 0-1

Keres vs Tal, 1957 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 0-1

B Gurgenidze vs Tal, 1957 
(A78) Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6, 27 moves, 0-1

Tal vs Tolush, 1957 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 42 moves, 1-0

G Mititelu vs Tal, 1957 
(A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 48 moves, 0-1

R Teschner vs Tal, 1957 
(B58) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1

G Ferrantes vs Tal, 1957 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 41 moves, 0-1

Tal vs Tolush, 1958 
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 28 moves, 1-0

Averbakh vs Tal, 1958 
(A76) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 35 moves, 0-1

Kotov vs Tal, 1958 
(E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 48 moves, 0-1

Tal vs Geller, 1958 
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 33 moves, 1-0

Tal vs B Djurasevic, 1958 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 41 moves, 1-0

Tal vs G Fuster, 1958 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 27 moves, 1-0

H Rossetto vs Tal, 1958 
(E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 39 moves, 0-1

Tal vs Larsen, 1958 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0

Tal vs Panno, 1958 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 57 moves, 1-0

Tal vs K Darga, 1958 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 35 moves, 1-0

E Walther vs Tal, 1958 
(B20) Sicilian, 34 moves, 0-1

Tal vs Polugaevsky, 1959 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1-0

Tal vs Bronstein, 1959 
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 43 moves, 1-0

A Nikitin vs Tal, 1959 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 44 moves, 0-1

Tal vs D Keller, 1959 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0

E Walther vs Tal, 1959 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 30 moves, 0-1

Tal vs F Olafsson, 1959 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 64 moves, 1-0

M Blau vs Tal, 1959 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 35 moves, 0-1

Tal vs Gligoric, 1959 
(E89) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line, 47 moves, 1-0

Tal vs Smyslov, 1959 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 26 moves, 1-0

Fischer vs Tal, 1959 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 0-1

Tal vs Benko, 1959 
(B27) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0

Tal vs Gligoric, 1959 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 64 moves, 1-0

Keres vs Tal, 1959 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 40 moves, 0-1

Tal vs F Olafsson, 1959 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 42 moves, 1-0

Tal vs Fischer, 1959 
(E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 34 moves, 1-0

Tal vs S Johannessen, 1959 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 27 moves, 1-0

Tal vs Botvinnik, 1960 
(C18) French, Winawer, 32 moves, 1-0

Botvinnik vs Tal, 1960 
(E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 47 moves, 0-1

Tal vs Botvinnik, 1960 
(A05) Reti Opening, 72 moves, 1-0

Tal vs Botvinnik, 1960 
(A87) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation, 41 moves, 1-0

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