Tarjan, James vs Bass, Leonid
Manchester Benedictine Open 6th · Round 8 · 1983.09.14 · 1-0 · B85 Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Main Line
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[Event "Manchester Benedictine Open 6th"] [Site "Manchester ENG"] [Date "1983.09.14"] [Round "8"] [White "Tarjan, James"] [Black "Bass, Leonid"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "77"] [WhiteElo "2535"] [WhiteFideId "2000180"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2405"] [BlackFideId "2000300"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [ECO "B85"] [Source "Codekiddy"] [SourceQuality "3"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O Nf6 8. Be3 O-O 9. f4 a6 10. Qe1 Qc7 11. Qg3 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. Kh1 Bb7 14. a3 Rad8 15. Rae1 Bc6 16. Bd3 g6 17. f5 e5 18. Be3 Rb8 19. Bh6 Rfc8 20. Qh4 Rf8 21. Rf3 Qd8 22. Ref1 Nxe4 23. f6 Nxf6 24. Rxf6 Bxf6 25. Rxf6 Re8 26. Bg5 Qc8 27. Nd1 e4 28. Be2 e3 29. Qg3 Re6 30. Nxe3 Rxf6 31. Bxf6 Qe6 32. Bd4 f5 33. c3 Rf8 34. Qf4 Qe4 35. Qxd6 f4 36. Bg4 Re8 37. Qf6 Re7 38. Qh8+ Kf7 39. Qg7+ 1-0