Mikhail Tal - Score With Some Major Grandmasters

Score With Some Major Grandmasters

Only official tournament or match games have been taken into account. '+' corresponds to Tal's wins, '−' to his losses and '=' to draws.

  • Mikhail Botvinnik: +12 −12 =20
  • David Bronstein: +8 −5 =18
  • Viktor Korchnoi: +7 −11 =5
  • Bent Larsen: +12 −7 =18
  • Bobby Fischer: +4 −2 =5
  • Paul Keres: +4 −8 =20
  • Efim Geller: +6 −6 =23
  • Lev Polugaevsky: +2 −8 =25
  • Boris Spassky: +6 −9 =25
  • Anatoly Karpov: +0 −1 =19
  • Vasily Smyslov: +3 −4 =21
  • Tigran Petrosian: +6 −9 =27
  • Leonid Stein: +0 −3 =15
  • Lajos Portisch: +9 −5 =18

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