Tigran Petrosian vs James Edward Tarjan

Hastings7778 · 1977 · English Opening · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black James Edward Tarjan
Result 1-0
Event Hastings7778
Site Hastings
Round 11
Date 1977.00.00
Opening English Opening (A16)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p6p/2Rb2k1/5pP1/4n3/3NB1P1/rP3PK1/8 b - - 5 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Qa4+ Bd7
  5. 5.Qb3 dxc4
  6. 6.Qxc4 Bg7
  7. 7.g3 O-O
  8. 8.Bg2 Nc6
  9. 9.O-O Bg4
  10. 10.Qa4 Qd7
  11. 11.Ng5 Rab8
  12. 12.d3 Nd4
  13. 13.Qxd7 Bxd7
  14. 14.Bf4 Rfc8
  15. 15.Nf3 Nh5
  16. 16.Bg5 e5
  17. 17.Rfc1 Kf8
  18. 18.Nd2 Nf6
  19. 19.h3 Ne8
  20. 20.Nb3 c5
  21. 21.Nxd4 cxd4
  22. 22.Nd5 f6
  23. 23.Bd2 Kf7
  24. 24.e3 Bf8
  25. 25.exd4 exd4
  26. 26.Nf4 f5
  27. 27.Ne2 Bb5
  28. 28.Rxc8 Rxc8
  29. 29.Nxd4 Bxd3
  30. 30.Bxb7 Rd8
  31. 31.Nc6 Rd5
  32. 32.Nb4 Rb5
  33. 33.Bd5+ Kg7
  34. 34.Bc6 Rb6
  35. 35.Bc3+ Kh6
  36. 36.Nxd3 Rxc6
  37. 37.Re1 Nf6
  38. 38.Rc1 Ra6
  39. 39.Bd2+ g5
  40. 40.h4 Ne4
  41. 41.hxg5+ Kh5
  42. 42.Be3 Rxa2
  43. 43.Kg2 Kg6
  44. 44.Rc7 Bd6
  45. 45.Rc6

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