Ftacnik, Lubomir vs Tarjan, James

La Valetta MLT · Round 13 · 1980.12.04 · 1-0 · D41 English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Keres Defense

Moves

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PGN
[Event "La Valetta MLT"]
[Site "La Valetta MLT"]
[Date "1980.12.04"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Tarjan, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[WhiteFideId "14900017"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[BlackFideId "2000180"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "D41g"]
[Source "Codekiddy"]
[SourceQuality "3"]
[ImportDate "2026-01-06"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Nc3 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. d4
O-O 9. e4 Ndb4 10. a3 cxd4 11. axb4 dxc3 12. bxc3 b6 13. Bf4 Bb7 14. Qb3 Qc8
15. Rfd1 Rd8 16. Nd4 a5 17. bxa5 bxa5 18. Rab1 Rd7 19. Qb5 a4 20. e5 Nd8 21.
Bxb7 Qxb7 22. c4 a3 23. Be3 Bf8 24. Ra1 Rc7 25. Qxb7 Nxb7 26. Rdc1 Na5 27. Nb5
Rc6 28. Ra2 Nxc4 29. Na7 Rc7 30. Rac2 Bc5 31. Bxc5 Nxe5 32. Bxa3 Nf3+ 33. Kh1
Rxc2 34. Rxc2 g5 35. Rc8+ Rxc8 36. Nxc8 g4 37. Bb2 e5 38. Nd6 f6 39. Nf5 h5 40.
Bc3 Kf7 41. Kg2 Ke6 42. Nh4 Ng5 43. Bd2 Ne4 44. Be3 Nc3 45. f4 gxf3+ 46. Kxf3
Nd5 47. Bd2 f5 48. Bc1 Ne7 49. Bb2 Kf6 50. Kg2 Ke6 51. Ba3 Nc6 52. Bb2 Ne7 53.
Kh3 Nc6 54. Ng6 Kd5 55. Kh4 Ke4 56. Nxe5 Nxe5 57. Bxe5 Kxe5 58. Kxh5 f4 59. Kg4
fxg3 60. hxg3 Kf6 61. Kh5 1-0