Tarjan, James vs Kestler, Hans-Guenther
Nice olm fin-A · Round 4 · 1974.06.01 · 1-0 · C72 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense
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[Event "Nice olm fin-A"] [Site "Nice olm"] [Date "1974.06.01"] [Round "4"] [White "Tarjan, James"] [Black "Kestler, Hans-Guenther"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "81"] [WhiteElo "2475"] [WhiteFideId "2000180"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2400"] [BlackFideId "4601076"] [ECO "C72"] [Source "TheChessDog"] [SourceQuality "3"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. d4 Nge7 7. d5 Nb8 8. c4 Ng6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Bxd7 Nxd7 12. g3 h6 13. Qc2 Nf6 14. Kg2 Nh7 15. Qe2 Qd7 16. Rh1 f5 17. exf5 Rxf5 18. Nd2 Raf8 19. Raf1 Ng5 20. f3 h5 21. h4 Nh7 22. Nde4 c6 23. c5 cxd5 24. Nxd5 dxc5 25. Nxe7+ Nxe7 26. Bxc5 b5 27. Rf2 Rc8 28. Rd1 Nd5 29. b4 Rxc5 30. bxc5 Ne3+ 31. Qxe3 Qxd1 32. c6 Rf7 33. Rd2 Qa4 34. Qc5 Qa5 35. Rc2 Qc7 36. Nd6 Re7 37. Nxb5 axb5 38. Qxe7 Qxe7 39. c7 e4 40. c8=Q+ Nf8 41. fxe4 1-0