Tarjan, James vs Botterill, George S.
Hastings7778 · Round 8 · 1977.12.01 · 1-0 · E25 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Keres Variation
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[Event "Hastings7778"] [Site "Hastings ENG"] [Date "1977.12.01"] [Round "8"] [White "Tarjan, James"] [Black "Botterill, George S."] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "75"] [WhiteElo "2495"] [WhiteFideId "2000180"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2350"] [BlackFideId "1800035"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [ECO "E25"] [Source "TheChessDog"] [SourceQuality "3"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. e4 Nc7 10. Be3 e5 11. Qb3 Nc6 12. Bc4 O-O 13. Ne2 Ne6 14. Kf2 Qc7 15. Bd5 Qe7 16. Rhd1 Bd7 17. Qxb7 Nxc5 18. Qb2 Rab8 19. Qa2 Na5 20. Rab1 Bb5 21. Kg1 Ba4 22. Rxb8 Rxb8 23. Rb1 Rxb1+ 24. Qxb1 Ncb3 25. Qb2 Qc7 26. c4 Nxc4 27. Qc2 Qa5 28. Kf2 Nbd2 29. Qc3 Qxc3 30. Nxc3 Bb3 31. Bc5 Nb6 32. Ke2 Nxd5 33. exd5 Nc4 34. d6 Na5 35. d7 Bc4+ 36. Ke3 Nc6 37. Be7 Bf1 38. g3 1-0