Samuel Reshevsky vs James Edward Tarjan

USA-ch/zt · 1981 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Samuel Reshevsky
Black James Edward Tarjan
Result 1/2-1/2
Event USA-ch/zt
Site South Bend
Round 11
Date 1981.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E12)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

3n4/3k1pp1/1p5p/1Np5/P5P1/1P5P/4KP2/8 w - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c4 b6
  4. 4.a3 Bb7
  5. 5.Nc3 d5
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.g3 Be7
  8. 8.Bg2 O-O
  9. 9.Bf4 c5
  10. 10.O-O Na6
  11. 11.dxc5 bxc5
  12. 12.Qb3 Qb6
  13. 13.Qxb6 axb6
  14. 14.Ne5 Rab8
  15. 15.Rfd1 d4
  16. 16.Nb5 Bxg2
  17. 17.Kxg2 Rbc8
  18. 18.e3 dxe3
  19. 19.Bxe3 Nc7
  20. 20.Nxc7 Rxc7
  21. 21.a4 Rb8
  22. 22.Ra3 Ra8
  23. 23.Nc4 Rb7
  24. 24.h3 Kf8
  25. 25.g4 Ke8
  26. 26.Bf4 Rd8
  27. 27.Rxd8+ Kxd8
  28. 28.Rd3+ Ke8
  29. 29.Be5 Kf8
  30. 30.Kf3 Nd7
  31. 31.Bf4 h6
  32. 32.Kg2 Ra7
  33. 33.b3 Rb7
  34. 34.Kf1 Ke8
  35. 35.Na3 Nb8
  36. 36.Nb5 Nc6
  37. 37.Ke2 Rd7
  38. 38.Rxd7 Kxd7
  39. 39.Bc7 Bd8
  40. 40.Bxd8 Nxd8

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