Tarjan, James vs Evans, Larry
Lone Pine · Round 4 · 1973.03.21 · 1/2-1/2 · B98 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
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PGN
[Event "Lone Pine"]
[Site "Lone Pine, CA USA"]
[Date "1973.03.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tarjan, James"]
[Black "Evans, Larry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[WhiteFideId "2000180"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[BlackFideId "2001713"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[ECO "B98j"]
[Source "Codekiddy"]
[SourceQuality "3"]
[ImportDate "2026-01-06"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 h6 8. Bh4
Be7 9. Qf3 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. Be2 b5 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. e5 Bb7 14. Qg3 dxe5
15. fxe5 Nd7 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Qg6+ Kd8 18. Qxe6 Re8 19. Qf5 Kc8 20. Kb1 Bg5
21. Bg4 Bc6 22. Rhe1 Kb7 23. Rxd7 Qxd7 24. Qxd7+ Bxd7 25. Bxd7 Re7 26. e6 Bd2
27. Rf1 Bxc3 28. bxc3 Kc7 29. Kb2 Rb8 30. Kb3 Rb6 31. Rf2 Rd6 32. c4 bxc4+ 33.
Kxc4 Rd1 34. Kc5 Re1 35. c4 Rd1 36. Rb2 Rf1 37. Rd2 g5 38. Kb4 g4 39. c5 Rf4+
40. Ka5 Rc4 41. c6 Rg7 42. Rd5 Rc2 43. a4 Rxg2 44. Re5 Re7 45. Rh5 Rh7 46. Kxa6
Rb2 47. Rb5 Rc2 48. Rb7+ Kd6 49. Rb4 Kc7 50. Rxg4 Rxh2 51. Re4 Re7 52. Kb5 h5
53. Kc5 Rg2 54. Kd4 Rg4 55. Rxg4 hxg4 56. Ke3 g3 57. Kf3 Rg7 58. Kg2 Kd6 59. a5
Rg5 60. a6 Ra5 61. Kxg3 Rxa6 62. Kf4 Rxc6
{ Source: California Chess Reporter, July-August 1973, pages 17-18, heavily annotated by John Grefe. }
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