Round 1 Tal vs Smejkal, 1971  (C94) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer Defense, 54 moves, 1-0 Round 2 A Bisguier vs Tal, 1971  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2 Round 3 Tal vs Westerinen, 1971  (E61) King's Indian, 42 moves, 1-0 Round 4 Barcza vs Tal, 1971  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 23 moves, 0-1 Round 5 Tal vs Myagmarsuren, 1971  (D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0 Round 6 Tal vs A Vooremaa, 1971  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 29 moves, 1-0 Round 7 A Zaitsev vs Tal, 1971 (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2 Round 8 Tal vs Bronstein, 1971 (E14) Queen's Indian, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2 Round 9 Furman vs Tal, 1971 (A61) Benoni, 68 moves, 1-0 Round 10 Tal vs R G Wade, 1971  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 41 moves, 1-0 Round 11 Keres vs Tal, 1971 (D94) Grunfeld, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2 Round 12 Tal vs Stein, 1971 (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2 Round 13 I Nei vs Tal, 1971  (A56) Benoni Defense, 31 moves, 0-1 Round 14 Tal vs A Saidy, 1971  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1-0 Round 15 G Daskalov vs Tal, 1971 (B06) Robatsch, 38 moves, 0-1 15 games