Saltzberg, Mitchell vs Tarjan, James
Las Vegas Open · Round 3 · 1973.03.13 · 0-1 · A31 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation
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[Event "Las Vegas Open"] [Site "Las Vegas, NV USA"] [Date "1973.03.13"] [Round "3"] [White "Saltzberg, Mitchell"] [Black "Tarjan, James"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "84"] [WhiteElo "2215"] [WhiteFideId "2004305"] [BlackElo "2415"] [BlackFideId "2000180"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "A31"] [Source "Codekiddy"] [SourceQuality "3"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 b6 5. Nc3 Bb7 6. f3 e6 7. e4 d6 8. Be3 Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Qd2 Ne5 12. Rad1 a6 13. Nc2 Rc8 14. b3 Qc7 15. Na4 b5 16. Nb6 Rb8 17. cxb5 Bxe4 18. fxe4 Nxe4 19. Qd4 Qxc2 20. Bd3 Nxd3 21. Qxd3 Qxd3 22. Rxd3 axb5 23. Nd7 Ra8 24. Nxf8 Kxf8 25. Rc1 f5 26. Rc2 b4 27. Kf1 Kf7 28. Bd2 d5 29. Rd4 Nxd2+ 30. Rdxd2 Rd8 31. Rc7 d4 32. Ke2 e5 33. Kd3 e4+ 34. Kc4 d3 35. g3 g5 36. Ra7 f4 37. a4 bxa3 38. b4 e3 39. Rxd3 Rc8+ 40. Kd4 e2 41. gxf4 e1=Q 42. Rdxa3 Rd8+ 0-1