Samuel Reshevsky vs James Edward Tarjan

USA-ch · 1977 · Modern Benoni · 1-0 in 35 moves

The Game

White Samuel Reshevsky
Black James Edward Tarjan
Result 1-0
Event USA-ch
Site Mentor
Round 4
Date 1977.00.00
Opening Modern Benoni (A78)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r1q3k/2n1r2p/3RP3/2p4N/1p6/6Q1/1P3PPP/4R1K1 b - - 0 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.d5 g6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bg7
  5. 5.e4 O-O
  6. 6.Nf3 d6
  7. 7.Be2 e6
  8. 8.O-O Re8
  9. 9.Nd2 Na6
  10. 10.Re1 exd5
  11. 11.cxd5 Nc7
  12. 12.a4 b6
  13. 13.Qc2 Rb8
  14. 14.Nc4 Ba6
  15. 15.Bf4 Bxc4
  16. 16.Bxc4 Nh5
  17. 17.Be3 a6
  18. 18.Be2 b5
  19. 19.axb5 axb5
  20. 20.Bxh5 gxh5
  21. 21.Ne2 h4
  22. 22.Nf4 b4
  23. 23.Nh5 Bh8
  24. 24.Bh6 Bd4
  25. 25.Qd2 Kh8
  26. 26.Bg5 Re7
  27. 27.Qf4 f6
  28. 28.Bxf6+ Bxf6
  29. 29.Qxf6+ Kg8
  30. 30.Qxh4 Rf7
  31. 31.Qg3+ Kh8
  32. 32.e5 Nxd5
  33. 33.e6 Re7
  34. 34.Rad1 Nc7
  35. 35.Rxd6

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