Ayyar, Rajan vs Tarjan, James
Paul Masson Memorial · Round 1 · 1980.07.19 · 0-1 · B85 Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation
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[Event "Paul Masson Memorial"] [Site "Saratoga Springs, NY USA"] [Date "1980.07.19"] [Round "1"] [White "Ayyar, Rajan"] [Black "Tarjan, James"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "60"] [WhiteElo "2250"] [WhiteFideId "2003201"] [BlackElo "2535"] [BlackFideId "2000180"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "B85"] [Source "Codekiddy"] [SourceQuality "3"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 Be7 7. Be3 a6 8. O-O Qc7 9. f4 O-O 10. Kh1 b5 11. a3 Bb7 12. Bf3 Nbd7 13. Qe1 Rac8 14. Qg3 Nc5 15. f5 e5 16. Bh6 Ne8 17. Nde2 Kh8 18. Bg5 Bxg5 19. Qxg5 Nf6 20. Ng3 Qb6 21. Rad1 Rfd8 22. Nh5 Nxh5 23. Bxh5 f6 24. Qh4 b4 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. Rxd5 bxa3 27. bxa3 Qb2 28. Rfd1 Qxa3 29. Rxd6 Rxd6 30. Rxd6 Nd3 0-1