Ciaffone, Robert vs Tarjan, James

US Open · Round 3 · 1981.??.?? · 0-1 · A33 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense

Moves

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36.
PGN
[Event "US Open"]
[Site "Palo Alto"]
[Date "1981.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ciaffone, Robert"]
[Black "Tarjan, James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[WhiteElo "2350"]
[WhiteFideId "2010003"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[BlackFideId "2000180"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "A33n"]
[Source "TheChessDog"]
[SourceQuality "3"]
[ImportDate "2026-01-06"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. g3 Bc5 7. Nb3 Be7 8.
Bg2 O-O 9. O-O d6 10. e4 a6 11. Qe2 Rb8 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. Bf4 Ne5 14. Nd2 b6 15.
Rac1 Bd7 16. b3 Rbc8 17. Nf3 Qb8 18. a4 Rfd8 19. h3 Bc6 20. Nd4 Bb7 21. Be3 Re8
22. f4 Nc6 23. Nc2 Nd7 24. e5 Red8 25. exd6 Bxd6 26. Ne4 Be7 27. Nd4 Nb4 28.
Kh2 Qa8 29. Bg1 h6 30. Re1 Nc5 31. Nxc5 bxc5 32. Nxe6 fxe6 33. Qxe6+ Kh8 34.
Bxb7 Qxb7 35. Qxe7 Rd2+ 36. Re2 Qxe7 0-1